Gloves

[JamesC]

Haven't had the chance to check it out yet, but I've heard they made the glove rule universal in FED this year. No two-toned gloves for anyone now, and not just pitchers! Is this true, and if so, how do you enforce that?! Just seems crazy! "Coach, your right fielder's glove is two different colors, I'm going to need him to swap"! Just doesn't make sense to me if this is the case!

[TX-UIC]

Haven't had the chance to check it out yet, but I've heard they made the glove rule universal in FED this year. No two-toned gloves for anyone now, and not just pitchers! Is this true, and if so, how do you enforce that?! Just seems crazy! "Coach, your right fielder's glove is two different colors, I'm going to need him to swap"! Just doesn't make sense to me if this is the case!

I don't know anything about multi-color gloves on fielders being banded... I don't think that would ever happen. As far as the pitcher in high school it is not an issues unless it has white or grey in the glove or you feel it is distracting to the batters. In college ball (and please correct me "College" guys... if I am wrong) has gone to the rule the pitchers glove must be either brown and/or tan only...

[mstaylor]

Here is the rule from 2011

ART. 6 . . . Gloves/mitts made of leather shall be worn by all fielders and not

be altered to create an adhesive, sticky, and/or tacky surface. The glove/mitt worn

by the catcher may be any size. The glove/mitt worn by the pitcher that includes

the colors white and/or gray shall be removed from the game upon discovery by

either team and/or umpire. The glove/mitt worn by all fielders except the catcher

shall conform to the following maximum specifications (found in Diagram 4):

a. Height (measured from the bottom edge or heel straight up across the center

of the palm to a line even with the highest point of the glove/mitt): 14

inches

b. Width of palm (measured from the bottom edge of the webbing farthest

from the thumb in a horizontal line to the outside of the little finger edge of

the glove/mitt): 8 inches

c. Webbing (measured across the top end or along any line parallel to the

top): 5¾ inches

[JaxRolo]

Haven't had the chance to check it out yet, but I've heard they made the glove rule universal in FED this year. No two-toned gloves for anyone now, and not just pitchers! Is this true, and if so, how do you enforce that?! Just seems crazy! "Coach, your right fielder's glove is two different colors, I'm going to need him to swap"! Just doesn't make sense to me if this is the case!

I have been reading the Fed Rules Book extensively over the last couple of weeks and haven't seen that rule.