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40 Unwritten Rules Of Major League Baseball – These Are Almost Impossible To Follow
Jesse Prout | Sports | 14 Apr 2026
The unwritten rules of baseball is like an unspoken code in the MLB that almost all players and managers have to follow. Almost all of the rules revolve around respect and gamesmanship to both your opponents and your teammates.
Violating some of these unwritten rules will result in getting plunked by a 95 mph fastball your next at-bat, or even a bench-clearing brawl. From not bunting to break up someone's no-hitter, to not rubbing the spot you got hit by a pitch — it's a world of unregulated regulation for baseball players.
Players From Opposing Teams Shouldn't Fraternize
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This one isn't so much an unwritten rule so much as it is an actual rule that exits within the MLB. Rule 3.09 from the MLB Official Rule Book states: "Players of opposing teams shall not fraternize at any time while in uniform."
While this is a legitimate rule, hardly anyone who plays for the MLB now follows it. You will frequently see players make small talk on the basepaths between plays during the game. They also chat it up prior to games and during batting practice.
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Don't Spend Time Admiring Your Home Run
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Hitting a home run is a huge deal, but don't you dare act like it when you actually crush one. There's an unwritten rule that expects batters to "act like you've been there before" and not get too excited or admire their hit.
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The underlying reason is so that you don't potentially show up an opponent which, as you've been reading, is a huge no-no in the sport of baseball. Don't you dare show natural emotions after doing a good thing for your team.
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Pitchers Have To Stay In The Dug Out
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Getting pulled as a pitcher in the middle of an inning is tough on the emotions. To show support for their team, pitchers much stay until the end of the inning in which they got pulled.
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If they leave with runners on base, they're technically still responsible for them and would be "disrespectful" to head to the showers and make their teammates take care of their mistakes. After the inning is over they're free to leave even though most of them don't.
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Don't Mention A No-Hitter
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If a no-hitter is in progress, you do not talk about it. This even goes for broadcasters who are calling the game. Baseball is an incredibly superstitious sport and mentioning a pitcher's no-hitter is said to jinx it.
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This rule seems ridiculous, but it's followed probably more than any other rule that you'll see on this list in the MLB. It's very interesting to listen to baseball games get called in the late innings when a pitcher has a no-hitter and the broadcasters have to avoid the elephant in the room with all their will.
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Don't Walk In Front Of The Catcher Or Umpire On Way To The Batter's Box
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There's an unwritten rule that you never step on home plate while you're up to bat and you never walk in front of the catcher and the umpire on your way to the box.
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You'll see hitters approach the batter's box from the back and then get into their box. You'll never see someone come in at the front, even if it's way more inconvenient for them to go behind. Another day, another weird tradition in baseball.
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Don't Steal If You're Significantly Ahead
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This unwritten rule revolves around stealing a base at an unnecessary time. For example, you don't want to steal a base if your team is beating the lights out of the other team.
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Teams don't want to see you stealing an extra base. If it's a blowout they want you to be going base to base. There's also an unwritten rule that you don't steal bases when you're getting blown out but that's less frowned upon.
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Don't Show Up Your Fielders If They Commit An Error
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Most of the unwritten rules in baseball are all centered around respect for your opponent and your teammates. When a fielder makes an error, this unwritten rule ensures that pitchers don't make a scene on the mound by getting mad at their teammate.
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Similarly, a fielder is expected not to throw their arms in the air after the pitcher makes a bad pitch that might get blasted over the fence. Mistakes are going to happen as frustrating as they may be.
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Don't Bunt To Break Up A No-Hitter
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This is a controversial unwritten rule that sets off all lot of people. Apparently, bunting when a pitcher is no-hitting your team is an absolute NO.
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Many people in baseball don't see bunting as "earning your base" and therefore it seems cheap if a pitcher is throwing a perfect game. Rivals to this rule say that a player should do all that they can to help their team win, and bunting is a strategic play that should be utilized at any point.
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Don't Swing On 3-0 Counts
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This is one of the most popular, and well-known unwritten rules. It's not as out of respect to the pitcher as it is simply playing to the percentages.
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Only specific players will ever be allowed to swing on a 3-0 pitch, and most of the time, they'll have to get the green light from their coach to even begin to think about swinging. If you do swing, you better at least get a single because otherwise, you'll look like a fool.
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Don't Throw A Curveball To A Fellow Pitcher
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Rarely do relief pitchers ever get to step up to the batter's box and hit, so, when they do it's a pretty special moment for them. For the most part, hitting is uncharted territory and they're more likely to get pinch-hit for when they step up to the plate.
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Because of this, other relief pitchers understand to not make their opposing colleague look too foolish when they're up to bat. Rarely will you ever see them throw a curveball or an off-speed pitch; they'll see exclusively fastballs.
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Always Let The Center Fielder Call The Ball
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There are some absolutely brutal collisions that happen in the outfield when two players forget to call the ball. The understood rule is that the center fielder is the "captain of the outfield" and always gets the right-of-way.
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If he calls it, you let him have it. This is in an attempt to give hierarchy on close plays that multiple fielders can make take on. The center fielder is usually the best player defensively, which gives them the leadership role.
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Don't Rub The Spot That You Got Hit
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This unwritten rule is all about player toughness. Players do not like letting fans, or more importantly, their opponents know that they're hurt.
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If they get hit by a pitch they can't even rub the spot. No matter how painful it was! This is especially true if they know that the pitcher is aiming at them on purpose. They want to pretend that you're not phased by the 95 mph pitch that just smacked them.
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Don't Show Up A Hitter After A Strikeout
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Just as it's not respectful to celebrate when you hit a home run, it's also not go…

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