Illegal Bat
SECTION 42. A bat that does not display the BBCOR certification mark, or in the umpire’s judgment or upon appeal of the opposing team, has been altered so as to affect the distance factor, or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball. This includes wooden bats that are filled, flat-surfaced, nailed, hollowed, grooved or covered with a substance such as paraffin, wax, etc., and metal bats that are flatsurfaced or have had the polyurethane core removed or altered. (PENALTY— Rule 1-12.)
October 3, 2019
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