Yes, in Major League Baseball, pitchers must face a minimum of three batters or complete the half-inning before they can be substituted, unless they are injured.
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Generally there are 12 pitchers on the 40 man roster for a major league team.
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Rosin bags are still on the back slope of every major league pitchers mound.
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An immaculate inning in major league baseball is one in which three batters are retired on nine straight strikes.
In MLB, a player is considered a rookie if they start a season with A) no more than 130 at bats in major league games (for non-pitchers), or B) no more than 50 innings pitched in major league games (for pitchers), or C) no more than 45 days on the active roster of a team(s) between the beginning of a season and August 31 (for pitchers and non-pitchers).
Five pitchers are used in a starting rotation for baseball teams. Sometimes in the post-season teams will use a rotation consisting of their best three or four pitchers only, to maximize their chances of winning a series.
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There are two leagues in American major league baseball, the American League and the National League. The American League has the designated hitter rule which allows for someone other than the pitcher to bat in the pitcher's place. The pitcher does not bat in the American League. The National League does not have the designated hitter rule. The pitcher does bat in the National League.
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