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draft/02-policy.html

@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ A team that uses an ineligible player, per the rules in this <a href="#team-rost
 <h4 id="bats"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">2.9.5.3</span> Bats<a class="headerlink" href="#bats" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
 <p>All bats must be wood or BBCOR certified. Use of an illegal bat shall be subject to the Major League rules that govern this area.</p>
 <h4 id="bases-home-plate-and-pitching-rubber"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">2.9.5.4</span> Bases, home plate, and pitching rubber<a class="headerlink" href="#bases-home-plate-and-pitching-rubber" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
-<p>All teams are expected to have a set of bases, a home plate, and a pitching rubber. These items shall conform to Major League Baseball specifications. Items conforming to 2022 specifications shall also be considered legal.</p>
+<p>All teams are expected to have a set of bases, a home plate, and a pitching rubber. These items shall conform to applicable Playing Rules.</p>
 <p>The host team for the field shall be responsible for accurately setting up the bases, and if necessary, home plate and the pitching rubber. In the event neither team is host of the field, the home team shall have this responsibility. Should the responsible team fail to have these necessities by the start of the game, they will lose by forfeit. The visiting team may lend the equipment, although they are not required to do so.</p>
 <h4 id="uniforms"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">2.9.5.5</span> Uniforms<a class="headerlink" href="#uniforms" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
 <p>Uniform compliance is required in order to protect League competitive integrity, roster transparency, and game administration. </p>
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ A team that uses an ineligible player, per the rules in this <a href="#team-rost
 <h4 id="forfeit"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">2.9.7.2</span> Forfeit<a class="headerlink" href="#forfeit" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
 <p>If a game is forfeited, the following applies:</p>
 <ol>
-<li>The forfeiting shall be considered not in Good Standing. Teams will be considered not in Good Standing until payment is made.</li>
+<li>The forfeiting team shall be considered not in Good Standing. Teams will be considered not in Good Standing until payment is made.</li>
 <li>The forfeiting team shall receive a loss and a minus two (-2) point standings penalty.</li>
 <li>The non-forfeiting team shall receive a 7 runs to 0 runs win in the standings and is entitled to a full (2) standings points.</li>
 <li>The forfeiting team must pay the full cost of umpire fees for the forfeited game.</li>

draft/03-playing-rules.html

@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@
 <li>Rule(s) requiring that pitchers must face at least three batters.</li>
 <li>Rule(s) specifying time limits on pitchers and batters. </li>
 <li>Rule(s) limiting pitcher disengagements (i.e. pick-offs).</li>
+<li>Rule(s) enlarging bases from 15 inches square to 18 inches square. Either base size is acceptable as long as each base used in the game are the same size.</li>
 <li>Any rule requiring specialized equipment or trained personnel, such as replay review.</li>
 </ul>
 <h2 id="pre-game-meeting"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">3.3</span> Pre-Game Meeting<a class="headerlink" href="#pre-game-meeting" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@
 <div class="admonition note">
 <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
 <p>A player occupying the Extra Hitter position may assume any defensive position at any time without affecting the batting order. Likewise, a player currently in the defensive alignment may be reassigned to the Extra Hitter position without affecting the batting order. In the Expanded Lineup Format, changes in defensive alignment do not alter the order or occupancy of batting positions.</p>
-<p>Because defensive alignment does not govern the batting order in the Expanded Lineup Format, the Designated Hitter designation does apply in Expanded Lineup Format. Any player marked as a DH will be considered a mistake and assumed to be an EH.</p>
+<p>Because defensive alignment does not govern the batting order in the Expanded Lineup Format, the Designated Hitter designation does not apply in Expanded Lineup Format. Any player marked as a DH will be considered a mistake and assumed to be an EH.</p>
 </div>
 <h4 id="shared-batting-positions"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">3.6.2.1</span> Shared Batting Positions<a class="headerlink" href="#shared-batting-positions" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
 <p>In the Expanded Lineup Format, any batting position may be designated at lineup exchange as shared by two players (“A” and “B”). The two players shall bat in alternating sequence each time that position appears in the order, beginning with the player designated “A.”</p>
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@
 <h4 id="extra-hitter-eh"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">3.6.5.2</span> Extra Hitter (EH)<a class="headerlink" href="#extra-hitter-eh" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
 <p>An Extra Hitter is a batting-only lineup position and may not be used in the field as an extra defensive fielder. For substitution and lineup-administration purposes, an EH position shall be treated the same as a defensive position and may be substituted, re-entered, or reassigned in as governed by the applicable Lineup Format.</p>
 <h4 id="designated-runner-dr"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">3.6.5.3</span> Designated Runner (DR)<a class="headerlink" href="#designated-runner-dr" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
-<p>A Designated Runner may run for a specified batting position whenever the player occupying that batting position safely reaches base. If the defensive player for whom the DR bats enters the batting order, the DR is terminated. Substitution of either player is governed by the applicable Lineup Format.</p>
+<p>A Designated Runner may run for a specified batting position whenever the player occupying that batting position safely reaches base. The DR may be subsituted into the batting order at any batting position. Once the player designated as DR enters the batting lineup, the player is no longer considered a designated runner and may no longer run for the previously assigned batting position. Substitution of either player is governed by the applicable Lineup Format.</p>
 <p>Teams with no eligible players remaining on the bench (i.e. all players are in the batting lineup) may elect to use the player that made the last out as the designated runner.</p>
 <h4 id="courtesy-runner-cr"><span class="enumerate-headings-plugin enumerate-heading-plugin">3.6.5.4</span> Courtesy Runner (CR)<a class="headerlink" href="#courtesy-runner-cr" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
 <p>A Courtesy Runner may be used for pitchers or catchers at any time. It is not mandatory to do so.</p>

draft/draft.json

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