ɪnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈiːɡ, ɐ pˈɪntʃ hˈɪɾɚɹ ɪz jˈuːʒuːəli sˈʌbstɪtˌuːɾᵻd fɚðə pəzˈɪʃən plˈeɪɚɹ ɪn hˌuːz plˈeɪs hiː bˈæɾᵻd ɔːlðˈoʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ kˈɑːmən sˌʌbstɪtˈuːʃən ɪz pˈɪntʃhˈɪɾɪŋ ɐ juːtˈɪlᵻɾi ɪnfˈiːldɚ fɚɹə sˈɛkənd bˈeɪsmən ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli swˈɪtʃɪŋ hˌɪm fɚðə ʃˈɔːɹtstɑːp ɪnðə fˈiːld wˌaɪl mˈuːvɪŋ ðə ʃˈɔːɹtstɑːp ˌoʊvɚ tə ðə nˈaʊvˈeɪkənt sˈɛkənd bˈeɪs pəzˈɪʃən.
In the American League, a pinch hitter is usually substituted for the position player in whose place he batted (although another common substitution is pinch-hitting a utility infielder for a second baseman and subsequently switching him for the shortstop in the field while moving the shortstop over to the now-vacant second base position).