In addition to the Common Rules, these rules apply to Major A & B:

Major A & Major B Rules

• Only the player at bat can hold a bat.  Players that are “on deck” and “in the hole” cannot take practice swings or even touch a bat. This is to prevent injuries.

• Players cannot lead off.  They must stay on the base until the pitch crosses home plate. The umpires usually catch lead offs and players are returned to their base or called out.

• Players can advance on a passed ball/wild pitch (there will be a lot of them) except from third to home. See next bullet.

• IMPORTANT: Players can advance to home plate (i.e. steal home) on a passed ball/wild pitch unless the team batting is leading be 5 or more runs.  When up by 5 runs, the base runner must stay at 3rd on a passed ball.

• No balks

• Dropped third strike: The batter becomes a runner when the third strike called by an umpire is not caught, providing (1) first base is unoccupied or (2) first base is occupied with two out.