Jewellery rules.

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2:05 For safety and injury prevention; casts, jewelery such as wristwatches, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, hair barrette, hairpins, ponytail holders that are made of a hard substance, rings, or any other items deemed dangerous by the plate umpire SHALL NOT BE WORN during the game.

I guess the key words are "deemed dangerous by the plate umpire". Some umpires, associations, and/or leagues can be less vigil than others. Even though we instituted a "zero tolerance" policy on jewelry (especially earrings) in our district, we still have umpires that allow girls to cover with tape or bandaids. It causes alot of grief for those that enforce the rules set by our UIC. Since most of our umpires are new and inexperienced, they tend to take the path of least resistance refusing to make the tough calls like illegal pitches, 8' circle violations, slinging bats, etc.