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RulesMLB Umpire Manual

WEATHER TAKING PRECEDENCE

Rule 7.02(a): The Note to Official Baseball Rule 7.02 states that weather and similar conditions shall take precedence in determining whether a called game shall be a suspended game. If a game is halted by weather, and subsequent light failure or an intervening curfew or time limit prevents its resumption, it shall not be a…

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