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Tim I do not know who assigns Babe Ruth in your area.
I do not umpire Babe Ruth but in my summer association, the assignor attends most of the league meetings for the clients we serve. We have a summer meeting after the HS season is over to go over a variety of items including the rules for the various leagues we service.
If there is a rule that is "Written in stone" as seems to be the case with this rule, then have your assignor contact the president of the league and tell them that the coaches are giving the umpires a hard time.
The problem is either corrected or you simply do not service them anymore. There's plenty of other leagues around.
Normally I do not discuss rules at the Plate Conference but in this instance It might be a good idea to mention this particular rule at the Plate Conference.
As far as liabilty goes can't answer but to my knowledge that is the only rule I have heard of requiring a coach to wear a mask. Under all other codes, a coach does not have to meet this criteria.
Pete Booth
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