Some local leagues have established such rules. When my kids played (generic) little league, two consecutive HBP required removal of the pitcher for the rest of the game. The league had some truly idiotic rules, such as "runners are required to slide on a close play and on every steal of home." The league had two adult "umpires" who oversaw a crew of 13- and 14-year-olds. They considered a "close" play to be any play at all, and interpreted a "steal" of home as walking across the plate on a wild pitch that F2 was still chasing near the dugout.
The league was a case study in stupid rules, but they weren't interested in hearing suggestions from anyone who had played or officiated at a higher level.
The league did produce what has to be a unique game, though, one in which the batters of one team made no contact with any pitch. Every single batter either walked or struck out without hitting even a foul ball. They lost 11-8.
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