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My question pertains to youth league (USSSA rules) but may apply to high school and beyond. Last fall, we played against a team wearing grey uniforms. The pitcher had on a long sleeve Under Armour type shirt that was solid white. It definitely distracted some of our hitters and we asked the ump if it was legal. He said it was and so we played on.

Does anyone know if there are any relevant restrictions in such a case? Obviously, some jerseys are white but are only short sleeve so there is a clear separation between the jersey and the ball. There is very little separation when the undershirt goes all the way to the wrist.

Thanks.
Jon
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Sleeves are optional, However the expossed portion of a team person's sleeves can be of only one color and must match the sleeves of teammates. MLB 1.11c.

Jaksa and Roder go onto say: Sleeves: the sleeve can have attached numbers, letters, and /or insignia, and can be white or gray unless the individual is "the pitcher".
By the rule book, pitcher sleeves cannot be white or grey. AAU plays under Federation rules and I believe USSSA play under Pro Rules.

This past Sunday I had a AAU-14 game. The pitcher had on white sleeves. The temp was high 40's - low-50's. I was in the field and approached the UIC, we made the judgement that unless the offensive team said anyting we were going to let it go. To cold and to early in the season.
Assuming that USSSA plays by OBR, and that all of this pitcher's teammates (who were wearing long sleeves) had matching colored sleeves, then the umipre ruled correctly based on the letter of the rule. It is possible that he hasn't read Jaksa or Roder (which are not ruling documents, they are just accepted rules commentaries) and only had the rulebook as a reference. Anyway, the plate umpire would have as much trouble with seeing the ball if the undershirt was problematic as the batters, so I daresay that he had as good an idea of whether the sleeve actually was distracting than the kids who were using it as a convenient excuse for poor performance did.

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