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Originally Posted by Bobfather
What if you start him at DH, then during the game bring him into relieve?
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Good idea. I just tested it and it didn't work either though. If you're allowed to switch fielding positions, shouldn't you be allowed to switch into pitcher as well? When hitters sometimes pitch do they always come in off the bench? Surely one has switched from another position in the field before. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong...
So I went looking for an instance where a batter pitched. I found a Williams Astudillo one, but he came off the bench. The next I found was
Mike Freeman for the Reds against the Phillies on June 1, 2021. He didn't start the game in the field, but he did come in to play SS in the 5th and switched to pitcher in the 9th. So my original idea should have worked and so should this last one. I'll try it again...
Nope, it won't do it. And that's regardless of whether the team is on offense or defense when you try to do it. And it doesn't matter if the player is the DH or playing some other position. You can't bring any fielder in to pitch if they're already in the game.
Can someone else try? Maybe there's just a certain way to do it that I'm just not doing.