Another Balk Question

SanDiegoSteve

yawetag wrote
Rule 1-5-7: "If a ball is touched with an illegal glove or mitt...the coach or captain of the team at bat has the choice of taking the result of the play or having the award..."

I only have a 2005 book, and it's 1-5-3 in mine. Same rule.

Steven Tyler

No penalty for use of an illegal glove. It is simply removed from the game. This was a rule change for 2008.

bob jenkins

Steven Tyler wrote
No penalty for use of an illegal glove. It is simply removed from the game. This was a rule change for 2008.

I thought that was just for the "white on a pitchers glove" rule. Other illegal gloves (too large, for example) still had the penalty.

yawetag

Steven, are you referring to NFHS? If so, then I have to disagree. I have the 2008 book, which I quoted from directly.

Looking at the 2009 Rules changes, I see nothing for illegal gloves for fielders, just pitchers.

Steven Tyler wrote
No penalty for use of an illegal glove. It is simply removed from the game. This was a rule change for 2008.

Steven Tyler

bob jenkins wrote
I thought that was just for the "white on a pitchers glove" rule. Other illegal gloves (too large, for example) still had the penalty.

Good catch. NFHS rules.

Legal length top to bottom-14".
Legal width of palm-8".
Legal width of webbing-5".

Catcher's glove may be any size.

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