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Mound Visits Remaining (MVR)
MVR stands for mound visits remaining: how many mound visits a team has left in the game. As of the 2026 MLB season, Rule 5.10(m) allows four visits without a pitching change per team per nine innings, plus one more in each extra inning. Broadcast graphics often show the count so fans know when a team is out.
What to Know
As of the 2026 MLB season, Official Baseball Rule 5.10(m)(1) limits mound visits without a pitching change to four per team, per nine innings. Each extra inning adds one visit for that inning only; if it is not used, it does not carry over. A visit by a manager or coach counts, and so does a player leaving his position to confer with the pitcher. Visits are limited to 30 seconds, per MLB's glossary.
Some trips do not count under Rule 5.10(m)(2): routine talk between batters that does not require anyone to move, cleaning spikes, checking on a possible injury, visits after an offensive substitution is announced, and certain visits during a stoppage, after a home run or during a break. If a team has used all its visits and the catcher and pitcher are crossed up on signs, the umpire may allow a brief visit under 5.10(m)(3). Separately, Rule 5.10(l) says a second trip to the same pitcher in the same inning forces his removal.
The limit has tightened over time: six per nine innings in 2018, five in 2019 and four since 2024, according to MLB. It is part of baseball's pace-of-play changes, alongside managing innings pitched and the bullpen; a reliever summoned in a close game may be chasing a save or hold.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is MVR in baseball?
MVR means mound visits remaining. It is the number of mound visits a team still has available in the game, often shown on broadcast graphics next to the score and count.
How many mound visits are allowed in MLB?
As of the 2026 season, each team gets four mound visits without a pitching change per nine innings under Rule 5.10(m)(1), plus one additional visit for each extra inning played.
What happens when a team runs out of mound visits?
A manager or coach who goes to the mound after his team has used all its visits must make a pitching change, subject to the three-batter minimum. Umpires may still allow a brief visit if the pitcher and catcher are crossed up on signs.
Do extra innings give more mound visits?
Yes. Each team gets one extra non-pitching-change visit in each extra inning. If it is not used in that inning, it does not carry over to the next one.
Does a catcher talking to the pitcher count as a mound visit?
Usually, yes. A player leaving his position to confer with the pitcher counts as a visit. Exceptions include brief talks that do not require anyone to relocate, cleaning spikes and checking on an injury.
How long can a mound visit last?
MLB's glossary says mound visits are limited to 30 seconds, starting when the manager or coach leaves the dugout and is granted time by the umpire.
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