Throughout baseball's history, the rules have frequently changed as the game continues to evolve. A few common rules most professional leagues have in...

which he mentioned the unwritten rules of baseball. Baseball is a game played with bat and ball and governed by rules set forth by a committee under the...

of rules and bureaucracy. During the 1892 season rules for the game of "baseball" were agreed and the game was officially codified. Finnish baseball, also...

American tort law, the Baseball Rule is an exculpatory clause applicable to baseball games with spectators; it holds that a baseball team or its sponsoring...

League Baseball draft (officially the Rule 4 Draft; also known as the first-year player draft) is the primary mechanism by which Major League Baseball (MLB)...

keeping history alive in Cooperstown, NY Evolution of 19th Century Baseball Rules Civil War Vets Help Popularize Game of Baseball Welsh Baseball Union...

The infield fly rule is a rule of baseball and softball that treats certain fly balls as though caught, before the ball is caught, even if the infielder...

the league, the rules continued to gradually approach those of baseball. By the final season in 1954, the ball was regulation baseball size, the mound...

who play defense. In Major League Baseball, the position is authorized by Rule 5.11 of the Official Baseball Rules. It was adopted by the American League...

play in the major leagues. The Rule 5 draft is named for its place in The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book. The Rule 4 draft—more widely known as...

Official Baseball Rules (PDF) (2016 ed.). Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. 2016. Rule 6.01(a) Penalty for Interference Comment (Rule 7.08(b) Comment)...

planes extending up from the edges of home plate. The official rules of Major League Baseball, define the top of the strike zone as the midpoint between the...

section refer to those described within the Official Baseball Rules, under which Major League Baseball is played. The starting point for much of the action...

rules are essentially those of Major League Baseball (MLB), but technical elements are slightly different: The Nippon league uses a smaller baseball,...

In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches or passes first base after...

basis for the rules of the modern game, although this is disputed. The rules are informally known as the "New York style" of baseball, as opposed to...

Professional Baseball Rules Book is organized into the following sections: Major League Constitution Major League Rules Professional Baseball Agreement Basic...

"runs batted in". The 2018 edition of the Official Baseball Rules of Major League Baseball (MLB), Rule 9.04 Runs Batted In, reads: A run batted in is a...

A bunt is a batting technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. Official Baseball Rules define a bunt as follows: "A bunt is a batted ball not swung...

In baseball, an out occurs when the umpire rules a batter or baserunner out. When a batter or runner is out, they lose their ability to score a run and...

States have mercy rules for sports including baseball, softball, American football and association football. However, mercy rules usually do not take...

disregarded. Starting with the Knickerbocker Rules in 1845, and the National League Rules in 1877, the rules of baseball have evolved over time. The 2014 edition...

League (NL) was created, and standard rules and regulations were put in place. A.G. Spalding, a well-known baseball pitcher who made his own balls, convinced...

forfeiture in Major League Baseball (MLB), the score is recorded as 9–0, as stated in rule 2.00 of the Official Baseball Rules issued by the league. The...

the rule in execution is the Pine Tar Incident on July 24, 1983. Rules 1.10 and 6.06 were later changed to reflect the intent of Major League Baseball, as...

college baseball game under the Knickerbocker Rules still in use today was played in New York on November 3, 1859, between the Fordham Rose Hill Baseball Club...

York City's Knickerbocker Club, produced a code of baseball rules now called the Knickerbocker Rules. The practice, common to bat-and-ball games of the...

official rules of Major League Baseball (MLB) only briefly mention the position of team captain. Official Baseball Rule 4.03 Comment (formerly Rule 4.01 Comment)...

the previous count. The balk rule in Major League Baseball was introduced in 1898. According to the Official Baseball Rules: "Umpires should bear in mind...

only under the Official Baseball Rules governing substitutions. If a team bats out of order, it is a violation of baseball's rules and subject to penalty...