ClevelandDad posted:Baseball419 posted:I just started baseball again for the first time in like 7 years. In the league we play in a indoor field and our managers recommend we wear a protective cup and jockstrap. Before our game my mom asked if I was wearing it and I told her it was still In my bag. And she said she won't let me play unless I'm wearing it. So she told me to tap to show I am. Is she overreacting about me wearing it as a 2nd basemen? She says she doesn't want to see me in a emergency.
Do not step on to any baseball field for practice or game without a cup. We have a prominent member here whose son was a second baseman and was not wearing a cup. Ironically, he was in the on-deck circle when a foul ball hit him in the groin. That young man is now minus one testicle. Hopefully, you'll heed this advice and not question your mother's sound wisdom ever again. You should also be wearing mouth-guard protection as well.
Both of my boys wear a cup. We started them in t-ball, now they feel naked without it. My oldest is a catcher, but he wears it regardless of his position on the field. My youngest is a pitcher/middle infielder, and he also doesn't set foot on the field without a cup in place. Every brand of sliding shorts has a pocket for the cup, it's very convenient. It's a shame, but most of the kids in the field refuse to wear them.
As for the mouth guard, not only does it protect your pearlies, but it also might add a couple of mph's to your velocity. I think Kyle Boddy has a blog post from several years back where he showed that wearing a mouth guard did increase your velocity 2-3 mph's. If memory serves, the mouth guard increased fast-twitch muscle movement. So it can protect you and increase your velocity.