Sunglasses on Pitcher

[JEL]

Originally Posted by mick

Are non-prescription sunglasses legal for a Fed Fast Pitch pitcher ?

They didn't seem right, but I allowed them, cuz I didn't know the rule.



Thanks.

Unless I have missed something (which happens every now and then), FED has no ruling about reflective or non reflective sunglasses. They can not have reflective buttons on their costume, they can not have tinted (thus no reflective) shields on the helmet, but sunglasses would only fall under 3-2-14 and that is umpire judgement on safety.

3-2-8 applies to the uniform,
3-2-9 applies to the hand, wrist, arm and thighs,

but nothing about sunglasses specifically.

I have worked with partners who just won't allow them (reflective) and those are the same ones who won't allow a player to "store" any sunglasses on top of the head, or bill of the cap.

I don't have a problem with them.