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Designated Player

Designated Player. Rule 4 Section 5. Designated Player.

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Designated Player

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  1. Designated Player Rule 4 Section 5

  2. Designated Player a. A “Designated Player”, referred to as a “DP”, may be used as a batter for any defensive player, provided it is known prior to the start of the game and his name is entered on the line-up sheet as one of the nine hitters in the batting order.

  3. Designated Player b. The starting DP may be substituted and may re-enter one time, as long as he returns to the position in the batting order that he occupied when he left the game.  RE Kent C. 15

  4. Designated Player c. The name of the defensive player for whom the DP is batting (known as the “FLEX”), will be placed in the tenth position on the line-up sheet.

  5. Designated Player d. The starting player listed as the DP must remain in the same position in the batting order whenever he is in the game.  RE Kent C. 15

  6. Designated Player d. The starting player listed as the DP must remain in the same position in the batting order whenever he is in the game. Kent C. 15 X Dunlop W. 17 RE

  7. Designated Player e. The DP and his substitute, or replacement, may never play offence at the same time. Lane L. 2 X RE Dunlop W. 17

  8. Designated Player f. The DP may be substituted for at any time, either by a batter, runner, or by the FLEX for whom he is batting. Munroe M. 8

  9. Designated Player f. The DP may be substituted for at any time, either by a batter, runner, or by the FLEX for whom he is batting. Johnson H. 1 14 NOTE: The FLEX replacing the DP is not a substitute

  10. Designated Player • If the starting player is replaced on offence by the FLEX, or by a substitute, the DP is considered to have left the game. • If replaced by the FLEX, this reduces the number of players from ten to nine. If the DP does not re-enter, the game may continue and legally finish with nine players. Johnson H. 1 14

  11. Designated Player • If the starting player is replaced on offence by the FLEX, or by a substitute, the DP is considered to have left the game. • If the DP re-enters, he may play offence and defence (continue the game with nine players), or he may bat in his original place in the batting order, and the FLEX returns to the 10th position and plays defence only. RE Johnson H. 1 14 Johnson H. 1 14

  12. Designated Player • Rule 4 Effect Sec. 5 a-fThe provisions of Rule 4 Sec 8 and penalties for violations apply. Placing the DP in a position in the batting order other than his starting position is considered an Illegal Re-Entry. Lane L. 2 X RE Dunlop W. 17

  13. Designated Player g. The DP may play defence at any position. Should the DP play defence for any player other than the FLEX, that player will continue to bat (as Temporary DP), but not play defence, and is NOT considered to have left the game. 5 TDP

  14. Designated Player h. The DP may play defence for the FLEX and that person IS considered to have left the game, reducing the number of players to nine. 1

  15. Designated Player i. The FLEX may be substituted for at any time, either by a legal substitute or the DP for whom he is playing defence. The FLEX may re-enter the game one time, either in the 10th position, or in the DP’s position in the batting order. Olsen J. 13

  16. Designated Player i. 1 If returning to the number 10 position, he will again play defence only, but may play any defensive position. i. 2If returning to the DP’s position in the batting order, he will play offence and defence, and the game will continue with nine players. RE Olsen J. 13

  17. Designated Player i. 1If returning to the number 10 position, he will again play defence only, but may play any defensive position. i. 2 If returning to the DP’s position in the batting order, he will play offence and defence, and the game will continue with nine players. Johnson H. 1 14 RE Olsen J. 13

  18. Designated Player • Rule 4 Effect Sec. 5 g-iThe provisions of Rule 4 Sec 8 and penalties for violations apply. Placing the FLEX in a position in the batting order other than that of the DP results in declaring the Flex player an illegal player X Johnson H. 1 14 RE Olsen J. 13

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