9.06 Umpire Footwear

9.06 Umpire Footwear

Umpires shall not wear shoes with metal spikes or cleats.

 

IMPORTANT

Carry your Rulebook. It is better to consult the rules and hold up the game long enough to decide a knotty problem than to have a game protested and possibly replayed.

July 18, 2019
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