Between Innings Mechanics

  1. All umpires will stand with their hands at their side or behind their backs, but NEVER with their hands on their hips or arms folded.
  2. After the 3rd out of the inning, the 3rd base umpire in a 3 umpire system or the base umpire in a 2 umpire system will brush off the pitchers rubber (with their head facing home plate).
  3. The base umpire or umpires will stand approximately 15 or 20 feet in fair territory about 25 feet behind their base.
  4. The plate umpire will brush off home plate (facing the backstop) after the pitcher has completed the warm-ups.
  5. The plate umpire will stand approximately 15 feet from home plate in foul territory facing the infield.  Each 1/2 inning he will alternate and stand on the foul line on the side of the field of the team coming off the field.