OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES

Official Baseball Rules2015 EditionOFFICIAL PLAYING RULES COMMITTEESandy Alderson, Chair Jerry Dipoto Terry RyanChris Antonetti Brian Gorman John SchuerholzSam Bernabe John Mozeliak Joe TorreAmateur Baseball Advisory MemberMike GaskiCommittee SecretaryPaul V. Mifsud, Jr.EditorTom LepperdCopyright © 2015by the Office of the Commissioner of BaseballAll rights reserved.No part of the Official Baseball Rules may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval systemnow known or to be invented, without permission in writing fromthe Office of the Commissioner of Baseball.The Major League Baseball silhouetted batter logo is aregistered trademark of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.Cover photo by Elsa/Getty Images.ISBN 978-0-9961140-0-4Printed in the United States of America