▁second - place ▁finish ers ▁of ▁the ▁round - ro bin ▁are ▁cast ▁into ▁the ▁best - of - 7 - g ames ▁Italian ▁Baseball ▁Series ▁and ▁comp ete ▁for ▁the ▁championship , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Sc ud etto . ▁ ▁I BL ▁players ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season , ▁F IB S ▁maintained ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁sport ▁vis as ▁granted ▁to ▁non - E U ▁import ▁foreign ▁players ▁at ▁ 4 ▁per ▁team . ▁Per ▁EU ▁and ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁directive , ▁EU ▁citizens ▁will ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁player ▁rights ▁of ▁Italian ▁pass port ▁hold ers . ▁F IB S , ▁however , ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁en force ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ▁School ▁of ▁Baseball ▁that ▁impos es ▁ 6 ▁AS I ▁players ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁of ▁every ▁game , ▁including ▁the ▁pitch er ▁in ▁either ▁game ▁ 2 ▁or ▁ 3 ▁of ▁each ▁series . ▁ ▁An ▁Italian ▁player ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁Italian ▁School ▁of ▁Baseball , ▁or ▁AS I , ▁only ▁if ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁developed ▁in ▁Italy ▁or ▁if ▁has ▁played ▁ 6 ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁Le agues . ▁ ▁EU ▁citizens ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁who ▁hold ▁Italian ▁citizens hip ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁developed ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁One ▁particular ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁AS I ▁rule ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁foreign er ▁who ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁baseball ▁player ▁in ▁Italy ▁( start ed ▁playing ▁as ▁an ▁U 1 5 ). ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁case