A complete printable version of the 2025 Official Rules in Adobe Acrobat format can be found here. In this section, you will find explanations of Major League Baseball's rules.

5.01 Starting the Game ("Play Ball!")

Rules publications, including rules books, case books and manuals, contain the official rules for high school sports and are designed to explain all aspects of the sport. Rules publications are …

Most rule sets are generally based on the Official Baseball Rules (OBR) published by Major League Baseball (MLB), though various minor variations exist from league to league; the …

May 20, 2025 · Fully up-to-date, this book contains the official and sanctioned MLB rules and their interpretations per the Playing Rules Committee, the sole group that determines baseball’s …

Aug 1, 2025 · If any conflict in rules between these Official USSSA Baseball National By-laws & Rules and The Official MLB Rules of Baseball – National League, these Official USSSA …

Baseball Rules : A Comprehensive Examination of the Official Rules of Major League Baseball by Baseball Almanac.

THIS IS THE WBSC OFFICIAL RULES OF BASEBALL, PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD BASEBALL SOFTBALL CONFEDERATION (WBSC). ITS APPLICATION IS COMPULSORY …

This code of rules governs the playing of baseball games by professional teams of Major League Baseball and the leagues that are members of the National Association of Professional …

The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book governs all aspects of the game of Major League Baseball beyond what happens on the field of play. There are a number of sources for these …