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Some MLB Player have very long hair. EXAMPLE: Dread Locks. Can a tag be applied to the hair?

by Thomas Spanne
(Honolulu, HI.)

Your hair is part of your body

Your hair is part of your body

Thomas asked: BASEBALL RULES CONCERNING IF HAIR IS PART OF THE PLAYER PER SE.

CAN A RUNNER BE TAGGED OUT GLOVE TO HAIR LIKE GLOVE TO UNIFORM?


Rick answered: Thomas, thank you for your question.

Rule 2.0...Definition of terms...the person of a player or an umpire is any part of his body, his clothing or equipment.

Hair would be considered a part of the body, as it is attached to such.

A tag anywhere on that person, their clothing and or equipment would be considered a legal tag and an out, as long as it was made prior to the runner's contact with the base.

The same would be true for a batter being hit with a pitch, the hair is a part of his body.

Yours in baseball,

Rick

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Hair Tag
by: THOMAS

RICK. THANKS FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
IM SURE CAMERA REVIEW COULD CONFIRM THE CALL
"SAFE OR OUT BY THE HAIR..." BUT CSI COULD ALWAYS DO A DNA ANALYSIS. THANKS AGAIN RICK.

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