MLB Rules
🏛️Official — MLB5.4 Batting (OBR Rule 5.04)
Verdict
Per OBR Rule 5.04(a), batters shall bat in the order their names appear in the batting order. Each batter's turn at bat commences when they step into the batter's box and concludes when they are put out, becomes a baserunner, or is substituted for by a pinch hitter.
Source: Rule 5.04, Rule 5.09
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