Illegal Defensive Substitutes
In MCBA, the coaches do not report defensive or offense substitutions to the UIC. However, what are the penalties if the offensive coach raises questions about a defensive player's eligibility?
Each situation below assumes that each team has 12 players, but started the game by batting 9 with 3 substitutes:
1. In the middle of bottom of the 4th inning, the offensive coach notices that there is a new first baseman on the field (#23), but the offensive team has not been notified. The defense coach reacts by yelling "the first baseman on the field (#23) is a replacement for a starter (#57), who is on the bench". What should the plate umpire do now?
2. In the 3rd inning, #47 was an announced substitution and batted for #14. In the middle of the bottom of the 5th inning, the offensive coach notices that #47 is playing first base and #14 is catching. What should the plate umpire do now?