Baseball Rules

OBYBSA Baseball Rules

As an affiliate of Babe Ruth Baseball, OBYBSA follows Babe Ruth Rules. You can find links below to the 2015 Babe Ruth Rulebook (latest rulebook published by Babe Ruth) and updates for each subsequent year.

Babe Ruth Rulebook

2016 Babe Ruth Rule Changes

2017 Babe Ruth Rule Changes

2018 Babe Ruth Rule Changes

2019 Babe Ruth Rule Changes

2020 Babe Ruth Rule Changes

2021 Babe Ruth Rule Changes

In some cases, OBYBSA has added League Specific Rules to improve game play. Those rules can be found for each League using the Links Below.

OBYBSA Rookie 7-8 Machine Pitch League Rules

OBYBSA Minor 9-10 Baseball League Rules

OBYBSA Major 11-12 Baseball League Rules

OBYBSA Babe Ruth 13-15 Baseball League Rules

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