Editing Pinch runner (section)

==Description==
A pinch runner may be faster or otherwise more skilled at [[base running]] than the player for whom the pinch runner has been substituted. Occasionally, a pinch runner is inserted for other reasons (such as a [[Double switch (baseball)|double switch]], [[Ejection (sports)|ejection]], or if the original player on base has become injured). For [[baseball statistics|statistical]] and [[baseball scorekeeping|scorekeeping]] purposes, the pinch runner is denoted by '''PR'''.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=McMahon |editor-first=Rob |date=2009 |title=USA Today Baseball Scorebook |publisher=Sterling Innovation |page=11 |isbn=978-1-4027-6245-1}}</ref>

As with all substitutions at most levels of baseball, when a player is pinch run for, that player is removed from the game. Some leagues, especially for youths, may allow substituted players to re-enter a game. After serving as a pinch runner, a player may remain in the game and assume a defensive position, or may be substituted for at the manager's discretion.