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Originally Posted by RichMSN
Because some uninformed, ignorant umpire called this somewhere, I'm sure. It's the same umpire who called a player out for "not sliding at home" when the catcher didn't have the ball waiting to make a tag.
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Rich,
I am sure you are referring to LL rules, especially since the original poster's name is LL DAD and he specifically asked about LL. Some youth organizations do have such a rule.
Here is the Dixie Youth rule:
1.16(c) The batter's helmet shall be worn by any offensive player while on the playing field, such as a bat boy, on-deck batter, batter, base-runner or player base coach.
Penalty - For a first offense the player shall be warned by the umpire; for second and subsequent offenses in the same game, the player shall be called out. If the violation is by a bat boy, on-deck batter, or player base coach the penalty for their second offense is removal from game and from the field.