Can a pitcher wear a jacket while base running?
In high school there is no explicit rule saying that the pitcher may not wear a jacket while on base. There are speed up rules that may be adopted by each state association and this would fall under that rule.
NCAA 1-2 The Playing Field
Infield, Outfield Dimensions SECTION 2. a. The infield shall be a 90-foot square. Note in the diagram in this section that the center of second base is one corner of the 90-foot square and the measurement to first and third bases is to the back edge of each base. All measurements are to be made from…
Rule 2 – Section 10 – CONFERENCES
2-10-1 A charged conference is a meeting which involves the coach or his non-playing representative and a player or players of the team. Defensive – See 3-4-1; Offensive – See 3-4-2. 2-10-2 A pregame conference is a meeting involving the umpires, both head coaches and team captains (if available) near home plate. The meeting should begin approximately five minutes…
5.10 Substitutions and Pitching Changes (Including Visits to the Mound)
(a) A player, or players, may be substituted during a game at any time the ball is dead. A substitute player shall bat in the replaced player’s position in the team’s batting order. (b) The manager shall immediately notify the umpire-in-chief of any substitution and shall state to the umpire-in-chief the substitute’s place in the…
Three Batter Minimum Violation and a Crazy Minor League Inning
In a wild minor league inning, we see a three-batter minimum violation, a bunt wrongly called a hit-by-pitch, a pitch-com malfunction, and a walk-off catcher’s interference where the offense opts for the play’s outcome over the interference call. Cincinnati Reds announcer Chris Welsh breaks down the inning in this video.
Visual Obstruction Twice in the Same Game!
In a wild baseball game on May 23, 2025 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, a rare visual obstruction call occurred twice! Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernandez’s 92 mph throw caught Mets runner Starling Marte tagging up, but the third base umpire called obstruction on fielder Max Muncy for blocking Marte’s view….
Fenway Park – Boston Red Sox
https://www.mlb.com/groundrules/venue-3
Yankee Stadium – New York Yankees
https://www.mlb.com/groundrules/venue-3313
Tropicana Field – Tampa Bay Rays
https://www.mlb.com/groundrules/venue-12
