Here's an excerpt from the BRD to show how difficult life has become.
SUBSTITUTES: ILLEGAL
FED: DEFINITION: An illegal substitute is:
(1) a player who is ineligible to participate, which includes a withdrawn substitute, a twice-withdrawn starter, and ejected or restricted players (3.1.1c); or
(2) any player, including the player for whom the DH is hitting, who reenters in the wrong spot in the batting order; or
(3) a designated hitter who enters the game on defense while the player for whom he is batting is still playing defense; or
(4) a courtesy runner who violates the courtesy-runner rule. (2-36-3)
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