Team Roster Requirements:
6. Each team must have a minimum of three players who are at least 50 years old.
7. Each team is allowed a maximum of three players who are under 40 years old, but
it is not a requirement to carry any players who are under 40 years old.
9. To complete a team's roster, players of any age can be carried as long as the seven age
requirements in items 1, 2, and 3 above have been met.
1. Age requirements are defined by "birth year", not birth date. For example: a player born on
any date in 1996 is considered a 30-year old in January 2026.
5. Each team must have a minimum of three players who are at least 60 years old.
8. Players under 40 years of age are not allowed to pitch.
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2. Players under 30 years old are not allowed to play. Players eligible to play in 2026 must
have been born during or before the year 1996.
3. Each team must have a minimum of one player who is at least 68 years old.
3. If he score is tied after regulation, the MLB extra-innings rule is implemented. The last batter
parity on the playing field and consider the wide range of players' ages.
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4. Each team must have a minimum of one player who is at least 68 years old.
The Game
2. The game is official after five innings where weather or darkness become a factor.
The basic rules of baseball apply. Modifications to the rules are used in an effort to promote
1. The length of the game is 7 innings.
The next batter in the order leads off the inning with a 0-0 count. The MLB extra-innings rule
is used until a winner is determined. No games end in a tie.
The Length of the Game
4. Mercy Rule: An inning is over when the team batting scores six runs before the 3rd out is made.
Note: The mercy rule is "per inning". The is no "10-run" mercy rule shortening the game.
7th inning or in subsequent extra innings.
runners on base score, even if it results in more than six runs scoring in the inning.
(not necessarily the last out) from the previous inning is placed at 2nd base with no outs.
Second Exception: There is no limit to the number of runs either team can score in the
First exception: If a batter hits a home run (a ball hit over the wall or fence, his run and any
