text: can a batter be substituted in the middle of a count?   yes...if a player is injured during his at bat (ie: fouling a ball off of his body resulting in broken bones or getting a major muscle strain where he just can't swing/stand the pain)  it happened to jermaine dye when he was with oakland.  they were playing the yankees at yankee stadium and he fouled a ball off of his leg and shattered the bone below the knee.  dye was carried off of the field by 2 players.  the batter who replaced him inherited his count.  i think it may have been a playoff game and el duque was pitching (not positive about this).