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id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Informal behavioral code followed by some baseball players</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manny_Machado,_Yordano_Ventura.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Manny_Machado%2C_Yordano_Ventura.jpg/220px-Manny_Machado%2C_Yordano_Ventura.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Manny_Machado%2C_Yordano_Ventura.jpg/330px-Manny_Machado%2C_Yordano_Ventura.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Manny_Machado%2C_Yordano_Ventura.jpg/440px-Manny_Machado%2C_Yordano_Ventura.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1926" data-file-height="2496" /></a><figcaption>A 2016 fight between <a href="/wiki/Manny_Machado" title="Manny Machado">Manny Machado</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yordano_Ventura" title="Yordano Ventura">Yordano Ventura</a> concerned the unwritten rules of baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>There is a set of <b>unwritten rules of baseball</b> that some players and managers follow. The rules often concern <a href="/wiki/Gamesmanship" title="Gamesmanship">gamesmanship</a> and not disrespecting players on the opposing team. Incidents have occurred when one or more players interpret the actions of another player as violating the unwritten rules, which can result in <a href="/wiki/Beanball" title="Beanball">beanballs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bench-clearing_brawl" title="Bench-clearing brawl">bench-clearing brawls</a>. As the rules are unwritten, and in many cases vague, the interpretation is left to the players involved.<sup id="cite_ref-usatoday_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usatoday-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unwritten_rules_of_baseball&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the beginnings of baseball in the 19th century, players have adopted unwritten rules about how to behave during the game. According to sportswriter Ross Bernstein, these rules have evolved over time.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Garagiola" title="Joe Garagiola">Joe Garagiola</a> wrote a book about baseball published in 1960, titled <i>Baseball is a Funny Game</i>, in which he mentioned the unwritten rules of baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-garagiola_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garagiola-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Baseball is a game played with bat and ball and governed by rules set forth by a committee under the direction of the <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">commissioner of baseball</a>. Baseball is a game played by human beings and governed by unwritten laws of survival and self-preservation.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Joe_Garagiola" title="Joe Garagiola">Joe Garagiola</a>, <sup id="cite_ref-garagiola_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garagiola-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>In his book, Garagiola described the "purpose pitch", also known as a <a href="/wiki/Brushback_pitch" title="Brushback pitch">brushback pitch</a>, a pitch thrown towards the batter's head.<sup id="cite_ref-garagiola_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garagiola-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Schmuck" title="Peter Schmuck">Peter Schmuck</a> and Randy Youngman of the <i><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_Register" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange County Register">Orange County Register</a></i> wrote a column on the unwritten rules, identifying 30 such rules. The column was later carried by <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Digest" title="Baseball Digest">Baseball Digest</a></i> in their June 1986 issue.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The unwritten rules of baseball are meant to establish certain behavioral thresholds for <a href="/wiki/Sportsmanship" title="Sportsmanship">sportsmanship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though some rules are universal, they are not always enforced in an equal way. Certain players are given more leeway than others, especially veteran home run hitters who take time admiring their home runs.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Unwritten_rules">Unwritten rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unwritten_rules_of_baseball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Unwritten rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unwritten rules include: </p> <dl><dt>For the batter</dt></dl> <ul><li>Do not <a href="/wiki/Bunt_(baseball)" title="Bunt (baseball)">bunt</a> to break up a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a><sup id="cite_ref-bunting_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bunting-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not swing on a 3–0 count when your team is comfortably ahead<sup id="cite_ref-nesn_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nesn-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not spend your time admiring a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> you hit<sup id="cite_ref-usatoday_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usatoday-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">steal bases</a> if your team is ahead by a significant amount<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not swing at the first pitch of the <a href="/wiki/At-bat" class="mw-redirect" title="At-bat">at-bat</a> if the pitcher has allowed back-to-back home runs<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(W)#work_the_count" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of baseball (W)">work the count</a> if your team is winning or losing by a significant amount<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not rub the spot where you were <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_a_pitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit by a pitch">hit by a pitch</a><sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not walk in front of a catcher or umpire when walking to the <a href="/wiki/Batter%27s_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter's box">batter's box</a><sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not stand on the dirt near <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a> when the pitcher is warming up<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not assist a member of the opposing team<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Do not speak to a pitcher who is in the process of throwing a no-hitter<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>For the pitcher</dt></dl> <ul><li>A pitcher who is removed from the game in the middle of an inning must stay in the dugout until the end of the inning<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A pitcher should not indicate displeasure if one of his fielders commits an <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">error</a><sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>For the fans</dt></dl> <ul><li>Do not discuss a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> that is currently in progress<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Punishments for violating the unwritten rules include <a href="/wiki/Beanball" title="Beanball">beanball</a> wars.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These beanings can result in <a href="/wiki/Bench-clearing_brawl" title="Bench-clearing brawl">bench-clearing brawls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some unwritten rules are no longer followed. The <a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">baseball color line</a>, dictating that <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> players could not play in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB), was an unwritten rule. It was broken in 1947 with the signing of <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_incidents">Notable incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unwritten_rules_of_baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Stan_Williams_(baseball)" title="Stan Williams (baseball)">Stan Williams</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who played during the 1960s, wrote the names of players he felt he had to retaliate against on the inside of his <a href="/wiki/Baseball_cap" title="Baseball cap">baseball cap</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1979, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Ed_Farmer" title="Ed Farmer">Ed Farmer</a> allowed a home run to <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gross" title="Wayne Gross">Wayne Gross</a>, and felt that Gross took too long rounding the bases. The next time they faced each other was four years later; they were teammates and Farmer hit Gross during batting practice to retaliate.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 1964 game between the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, the Reds' <a href="/wiki/Chico_Ruiz" title="Chico Ruiz">Chico Ruiz</a> stole home during a scoreless game, while <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a>, their best hitter, was at bat. The Phillies felt this violated baseball's unwritten rules, and he was hit in the ribs during an at bat.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Bob Gibson</a> was a known adherent of the unwritten rules.<sup id="cite_ref-nypost_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nypost-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He once beaned an opposing batter for a perceived slight that occurred 15 years earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-nytcodes_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytcodes-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a> adhered to the unwritten rules, and was known to retaliate for violations against other teams' players with beanballs.<sup id="cite_ref-nypost_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nypost-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would also throw beanballs at hitters who bunted to him, making him field his position.<sup id="cite_ref-nytcodes_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytcodes-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> took issue with his brushback pitches, leading to a brawl between Ryan and <a href="/wiki/Robin_Ventura" title="Robin Ventura">Robin Ventura</a> after Ryan threw at Ventura during a game in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-nypost_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nypost-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, while playing in <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> violated the unwritten rules by stealing third base even though his team had an 11–0 lead. His manager, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Francona" title="Terry Francona">Terry Francona</a>, explained the unwritten rule to him after the game.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> was twice criticized for violating the unwritten rules during his career. In 2007, Rodriguez distracted <a href="/wiki/Howie_Clark" title="Howie Clark">Howie Clark</a> from catching a <a href="/wiki/Batted_ball" title="Batted ball">pop up</a> while he ran the bases.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a 2010 game between the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, Rodriguez ran from first to third base on a <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul ball</a>, and crossed the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher%27s_mound" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher's mound">pitcher's mound</a> while returning to first base. Athletics' pitcher <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Braden" title="Dallas Braden">Dallas Braden</a> called out Rodriguez for crossing the mound.<sup id="cite_ref-nesn_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nesn-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-protocol_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-protocol-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Players who have bunted to break up a no-hitter have received attention. <a href="/wiki/Ben_Davis_(baseball)" title="Ben Davis (baseball)">Ben Davis</a> bunted against <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a> during a potential <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a> in 2001, stirring controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a 2014 game, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cashner" title="Andrew Cashner">Andrew Cashner</a> was in the process of a no-hitter, when <a href="/wiki/Domonic_Brown" title="Domonic Brown">Domonic Brown</a> bunted for a hit.<sup id="cite_ref-bunting_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bunting-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Andrelton_Simmons" title="Andrelton Simmons">Andrelton Simmons</a> bunted for a hit during a no-hitter in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Machado" title="Manny Machado">Manny Machado</a> hit a home run off of <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Papelbon" title="Jonathan Papelbon">Jonathan Papelbon</a>, and Papelbon believed that Machado took too much time admiring the home run. The next time they faced each other, Papelbon threw at Machado's head. <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Harper" title="Bryce Harper">Bryce Harper</a>, Papelbon's teammate, took issue with Papelbon's reaction. When Harper failed to hustle on a <a href="/wiki/Fly_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly out">fly out</a>, Papelbon confronted Harper in the <a href="/wiki/Dugout_(baseball)" title="Dugout (baseball)">dugout</a>, leading to a fight.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harper later called for the end to the unwritten rules.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While many fans agreed with Harper, players supported Papelbon.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">2015 American League Division Series</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>, the Blue Jays' <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">José Bautista</a> hit a home run and <a href="/wiki/Bat_flip" title="Bat flip">flipped his bat</a> in an exaggerated manner. Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Sam_Dyson" title="Sam Dyson">Sam Dyson</a> took offense to the bat flip and told <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Encarnaci%C3%B3n" title="Edwin Encarnación">Edwin Encarnación</a> to tell Bautista to "respect the game".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next year, the Rangers retaliated by having pitcher <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bush_(baseball)" title="Matt Bush (baseball)">Matt Bush</a> bean Bautista. Bautista later slid into the Rangers' <a href="/wiki/Rougned_Odor" title="Rougned Odor">Rougned Odor</a>, leading to a fight.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2019 <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> game between the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, Reds player <a href="/wiki/Derek_Dietrich" title="Derek Dietrich">Derek Dietrich</a> stood at home plate and admired a home run off pitcher <a href="/wiki/Chris_Archer" title="Chris Archer">Chris Archer</a>, which bounced out of the stadium and into the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_River" title="Allegheny River">Allegheny River</a>. The Pirates felt he admired it for too long of a time, and Archer threw behind him on his next at-bat, sparking a brawl that resulted in the ejections of four players and Reds manager <a href="/wiki/David_Bell_(baseball)" title="David Bell (baseball)">David Bell</a>. Dietrich went on to hit another home run that also left the stadium, though the Pirates eventually won 7–5.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs_Jr." title="Fernando Tatís Jr.">Fernando Tatís Jr.</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> was accused of breaking an unwritten rule in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> when he swung at a 3–0 pitch with the bases loaded when his team was leading by seven runs in the eighth inning. The swing resulted in a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> that extended the Padres' lead to 11 runs. Rangers manager <a href="/wiki/Chris_Woodward" title="Chris Woodward">Chris Woodward</a> and Padres manager <a href="/wiki/Jayce_Tingler" title="Jayce Tingler">Jayce Tingler</a> were critical of Tatís, and Tatís issued an apology. The following day, in another game against the Rangers, Tatís allegedly broke another unwritten rule by stealing third base when his team was leading by six runs in the fourth inning. A number of current and former players came to Tatís's defense.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, rookie <a href="/wiki/Yerm%C3%ADn_Mercedes" title="Yermín Mercedes">Yermín Mercedes</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> was accused by his own manager of breaking an unwritten rule in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>. Mercedes swung at a 3–0 pitch when his team was leading 15–4, hitting a home run off <a href="/wiki/Willians_Astudillo" title="Willians Astudillo">Willians Astudillo</a>, a position player pitching. The next game, in the seventh inning, Mercedes was thrown at by Twins pitcher <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Duffey" title="Tyler Duffey">Tyler Duffey</a>, resulting in him and manager <a href="/wiki/Rocco_Baldelli" title="Rocco Baldelli">Rocco Baldelli</a> being ejected from the game by home plate umpire <a href="/wiki/Jim_Reynolds" title="Jim Reynolds">Jim Reynolds</a>. White Sox manager <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a> was publicly critical of Mercedes, calling him "clueless", and said he didn't have a problem with the Twins throwing behind Mercedes in apparent retaliation.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast, teammates of Mercedes, as well as opponents, including pitcher and future teammate <a href="/wiki/Alex_Wood_(baseball)" title="Alex Wood (baseball)">Alex Wood</a>, supported him.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2a_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2a-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""Let_the_Kids_Play"_marketing_campaign"><span id=".22Let_the_Kids_Play.22_marketing_campaign"></span>"Let the Kids Play" marketing campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unwritten_rules_of_baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: "Let the Kids Play" marketing campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018 MLB launched a marketing campaign called "Let the Kids Play", which explicitly criticized the unwritten rules concerning bat flips and player celebrations.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB began embracing bat flips, promoting them to fans on <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This became an issue of contention when <a href="/wiki/Tim_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Tim Anderson (baseball)">Tim Anderson</a> did a bat flip after a home run in April 2019. Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keller_(baseball)" title="Brad Keller (baseball)">Brad Keller</a> hit Anderson with a pitch during Anderson's next at bat, causing a bench-clearing brawl.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unwritten_rules_of_baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charging_the_mound" title="Charging the mound">Charging the mound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket#Spirit_of_the_Game" title="Cricket">The Spirit of Cricket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curling#Good_sportsmanship" title="Curling">The Spirit of Curling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unspoken_rule" title="Unspoken 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 21,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CBS+Sports&rft.atitle=MLB+marketing+wants+to+%27let+the+kids+play%27+%E2%80%93+some+ballplayers+would+be+wise+to+take+the+advice&rft.date=2019-04-18&rft.aulast=Snyder&rft.aufirst=Matt&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fmlb%2Fnews%2Fmlb-marketing-wants-to-let-the-kids-play-some-ballplayers-would-be-wise-to-take-the-advice%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnwritten+rules+of+baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unwritten_rules_of_baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Bernstein, Ross (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/codebaseballsunw0000bern/page/272"><i>The Code: Baseball's Unwritten Rules and Its Ignore-at-Your-Own-Risk Code of Conduct</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Triumph_Books" title="Triumph Books">Triumph Books</a>. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/codebaseballsunw0000bern/page/272">272</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-60078-010-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-60078-010-3"><bdi>978-1-60078-010-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Code%3A+Baseball%27s+Unwritten+Rules+and+Its+Ignore-at-Your-Own-Risk+Code+of+Conduct&rft.pages=272&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-60078-010-3&rft.aulast=Bernstein&rft.aufirst=Ross&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcodebaseballsunw0000bern%2Fpage%2F272&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnwritten+rules+of+baseball" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Dickson_(writer)" title="Paul Dickson (writer)">Dickson, Paul</a> (2009). <i>The Unwritten Rules of Baseball: The Etiquette, Conventional Wisdom and Axiomatic Codes of Our National Pastime</i>. <a href="/wiki/Harper_Publications" class="mw-redirect" title="Harper Publications">Harper Publications</a>. p. 256. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-156105-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-156105-4"><bdi>978-0-06-156105-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Unwritten+Rules+of+Baseball%3A+The+Etiquette%2C+Conventional+Wisdom+and+Axiomatic+Codes+of+Our+National+Pastime&rft.pages=256&rft.pub=Harper+Publications&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-0-06-156105-4&rft.aulast=Dickson&rft.aufirst=Paul&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnwritten+rules+of+baseball" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Turbow" title="Jason Turbow">Turbow, Jason</a>; Duca, Michael (2010). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/baseballcodesbea0000turb/page/304"><i>The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Pantheon_(publisher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pantheon (publisher)">Pantheon</a>. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/baseballcodesbea0000turb/page/304">304</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-375-42469-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-375-42469-4"><bdi>978-0-375-42469-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span 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