<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In baseball, the batting order or batting lineup is the sequence in which the members of the offense take their turns in batting against the pitcher . The batting order is the main component of a team's offensive strategy . In Major League Baseball, the batting order is set by the manager, who before the game begins must present the home plate umpire with two copies of his team's lineup card, a card on which a team's starting batting order is recorded . The home plate umpire keeps one copy of the lineup card of each team, and gives the second copy to the opposing manager . Once the home plate umpire gives the lineup cards to the opposing managers, the batting lineup is final and a manager can only make changes under the Official Baseball Rules governing substitutions . If a team bats out of order, it is a violation of baseball's rules and subject to penalty . </P> <P> According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, a team has "batted around" when each of the nine batters in the team's lineup has made a plate appearance, and the first batter is coming up again during a single inning . Dictionary.com, however, defines "bat around" as "to have every player in the lineup take a turn at bat during a single inning ." It is not an official statistic . Opinions differ as to whether nine batters must get an at - bat, or if the opening batter must bat again for "batting around" to have occurred . </P>

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