Foul ball/batter squared

[Tim C]

The National Director of American Legion Baseball has clearly declared that any game played under any rules other than the OBR modified American Legion Rules ARE NOT American Legion games.

In my neck of the woods the local American Legion Director informed teams that if they did not play Modified American Legion Rules they would not be eligible for Legion Playoffs.

The coaches in the PDX area said "fine" and notified the American Legion they were all dropping from AL play.

American Legion local officials then went back to last year's rule that the local teams could play Federation Rules UNTIL playoffs then they were required to play AL modified.

So the long answer to your question is that several areas in the US play what they call "American Legion" under Federation Rules. These same teams select to make a "last second" change and play American Legion Rules during playoffs.

Regards,