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Originally Posted by rbmartin
FED rules:
Had this situation tonight: Batter hits long home run over the fence and as he approaches home plate removes his helmet before touching home. I guess my question is, is the condition "while in live-ball territory and the ball is live" met for the purposes of this rule?
Defensive coach complained, I discussed it with my partner, I issued a warning to offensive coach, he said "no problem" and we moved on.
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The rule is basically the same as softball. Once the ball has gone over the fence, it is no longer in live ball territory, so by rule, the batting helmet is no longer required to be worn.