Uniform question

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Originally Posted by bossman72

In your chapter:

1) If the PU wears a jacket, does the BU have to wear a jacket?

2) If the PU wears a long sleeved shirt, does the BU have to wear a jacket? (the long sleeved shirt being equivalent to a jacket on the PU essentially)

3) Is the base umpire ever allowed to wear a long sleeved shirt?

4) If the PU wears a short sleeved shirt, can the BU wear a jacket or not at his discretion?


I would just like to get a feel of what other chapters do.

1) Normally yes

2) Normally yes

3) Never seen in my area. Like in MLB & MiLB, base guys only wear short sleeve shirts or jackets (not the "smocks" that have come out in the past few years either)

4) Yes, PU is generally "on his own" and wears what he prefers and BUs should try to match EACH OTHER, not the PU. I have noticed MLB games where Joe West wears his plate coat behind the plate and the BUs all wear short sleeve shirts.