Editing Relief pitcher (section)

===Pre-bullpen===
In the early days of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB), substituting a player was not allowed except for sickness or injury. An ineffective pitcher would switch positions with another player on the field. The first relief appearance in the major leagues was in 1876 with [[Boston Red Caps]] outfielder [[Jack Manning (baseball)|Jack Manning]] switching positions with pitcher [[Joe Borden]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Fireman: The Evolution of the Closer in Baseball|first=Fran|last=Zimniuch|page=[https://archive.org/details/firemanevolution0000zimn/page/6 6]|publisher=[[Triumph Books]]|location=Chicago|year=2010|isbn=978-1-60078-312-8|ref=zimniuch|url=https://archive.org/details/firemanevolution0000zimn/page/6}}</ref> In this early era, relief pitchers changing from a position role to the pitcher's box in this way were often called "change" pitchers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanheritage.com/content/baseball%E2%80%99s-greatest-pitcher|title=Baseball's Greatest Pitcher|first=Andrew|last=Kull|work=[[American Heritage (magazine)|American Heritage]]|date=April 1985|access-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> This strategy of switching players between the mound and the outfield is still occasionally employed in modern baseball, sometimes in long extra inning games where a team is running out of players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/three-cubs-pitchers-play-left-field-in-cubs-15-inning-win-over-the-reds-c1868355|title=It's a Maddon world: Three pitchers played left field for the Cubs, and it worked|first=Adrian|last=Garro|work=[[MLB.com]]|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref>  In 1889, the first bullpen appearance occurred after rules were changed to allow a player substitution at any time.<ref>[[#zimniuch|Zimniuch 2010]], p. 7.</ref> Early relief pitchers were normally starting pitchers pitching one or two innings in between starts.<ref>[[#zimniuch|Zimniuch 2010]], pp. 10, 15.</ref> In 1903, during the second game of the inaugural [[1903 World Series|World Series]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh]]'s [[Bucky Veil]] became the first relief pitcher in World Series history.