New Rules For Interactions with Umpires
Coaches, players, parents and umpires alike need to be fully aware of the new rules brought in by BC Minor Baseball this season dealing with interactions with umpires.
Interaction With Umpires (click to download pdf)
15.11 Non-Confrontational or Verbal Abuse between Coaches, Players and Umpires (All Divisions)
Coaches may:
(a) ask for an interpretation of a rule by asking the Umpire to approach at a neutral location – the decision to accommodate will be at the discretion of the Umpire
(b) approach the Umpire to make a substitution on defense or offence
(c) approach the Umpire to protest a game based on an interpretation of the Rule of baseball
Coaches and/or Players may NOT:
(a) approach an Umpire during or after a game at any time, unless the three(3)above points have been satisfied
(b) harass or verbally abuse any official on the field of play during or after any game
The result will be the person being ejected from the game.
Any person who is ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike conduct is automatically suspended:
First Offense: One Game
Second Offense: Three Games
Third Offense: Five Games
Subsequent Offenses: Indefinite Suspension –Review by Discipline Committee
15.12 Automatic Suspension
If a member of the coaching staff and/or player is ejected from a game (exception Provincial Championships), they may not participate in their next scheduled game. If a member of the coaching staff and/or player is ejected from the first game of a “Double Header”, they may not participate in the second game.
Click here for the full BCMBA Rules
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