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MLB playoff roster eligibility?
okay i have a question, if a player starts the year with a team, even if only for a week, but then gets sent down to the minors, but called up after august 31st at midnight (the supposed cutoff to be on the playoff roster) does he still get to be on the playoff roster? he was on the team to START the season, but got sent down and recalled after the 31st. my question is also, david price in 2008 got called up after the 31st of august, didnt pitch a single inning before that, and he pitched in the playoffs, in game 7 of the 2008 ALCS. how is that possible??? anyone that can answer these two questions thank you so much. did the rays cheat? i dont get it. :) :)
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- 6 years ago
Either on the 25-man active roster as of 31-August or on the 40-man reserve roster as of the same date and activated after as a replacement for an injured, postseason-eligible player.
Example: Francisco Rodriguez, 2002 Angels. Made his ML debut on 18-September, pitched in five games, then helped the team claim the championship by pitching in 11 games (all in relief, and incredibly going 5-1) in the Division Series, ALCS, and WS. (To annoy the pettier among us, I point out that when he faced Bonds, Bonds launched the first pitch into Nevada.)
Want a really unusual example? Check out Mark Kiger of the 2006 Athletics. He made his debut in Game 3 of the 2006 ALCS as a late-inning defensive replacement (he also got into Game 4, did not bat either time). And those two games represent his entire major league career. No one had ever made their ML debut in the postseason (counting from 1903; I vaguely recall there was one other back in the 19th century, exhibition postseason play).
- DavidLv 76 years ago
It doesn't matter in your scenario how many games your player has played at a major league level. He needs to be on the 25 man roster at the deadline. An exception is made when some on the 25 man roster gets injured in the last month of the season and can't play in the playoffs. Then the MLB team is allowed to replace him with a player of their own choosing.
