OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES - MLB.com

OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES DIVISIONS OF THE CODE Objectives of the Game, the Playing Field, Equipment. Definition of Terms. Game Preliminaries. Starting and Ending the Game. Putting the Ball in Play, Dead Ball and Live Ball (in Play). The Batter. The Runner. The Pitcher. The Umpire. The OFFICIAL Scorer. Recodified, amended and adopted by Professional BASEBALL Playing RULES Committee at New York, , December 21, 1949; amended at New York, , February 5, 1951; Tampa, Fla., March 14, 1951; Chicago, Ill., March 3, 1952; New York, , November 4, 1953; New York, , December 8, 1954; Chicago, Ill., November 20, 1956; Tampa, Fla., March 30-31, 1961; Tampa, Fla., November 26, 1961; New York, , January 26, 1963; San Diego, Calif.

• Revised lineup-card rules to allow a manager’s designee to present lineup card and provide that positions and substitutes should be listed as a courtesy. (Rule 4.01) • Clarified that umpire interference may occur on a pick-off play or when a catcher returns the ball to the pitcher. (Rules 2.00 (Interference) (c), 2.00 (Interference) (c)

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