Manager pulls own player for behavior

Question
Andrew,

I asked the question below to another expert, but I had a follow up question, and this expert is now on vacation.  Would you mind answering my follow up?  Thank you,

Stewart

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Manager pulls own player from LL or Ripken game for a behavior problem.  Continuous batting order.  How do you handle it when the batter's turn comes?

I understand that a player can leave the game for injury without penalty, for obvious reasons.  As an aside, can that injured player again return to the game?

Is a behavior problem considered like an injury, or is it a different animal altogether?  Does the team record an out the next time the batter is due up, or every single time thereafter that the batter is due up?  Or is this just a judgment call of the umpire?

Thanks!

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FOLLOW UP:  The other expert stated that minimum playing time rules do not allow a manager to pull a player from the game for behavior reasons.  Only the umpire can eject a player from the game, but a player may be removed by the manager from the lineup for injury, with no penalty.

In our scenario it was late in the game, and the child had already played almost the entire game.  Playing time was not an issue.  His behavior was apparently atrocious.  Screaming, throwing things, cursing his fellow players and coaches.  Does a manager really have no recourse?  Is he not allowed to eject his own player from the game?  Does he have to ask the umpire to do it?  If so, what happens to his spot in the continuous batting order?

Thanks,

Stewart

Answer
Well number one, I strongly disagree w/ the previous answerer....

Any decent manager better pull an out of control playe from the game before the umpire has to step in.  I applaud him if that actually happened.  There is no penalty by rule for that occurance.  You just skip that player & continue unless the league has a specific rule regarding otherwise.  No out recorded....

Great question.

Andy

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