Here's Why MLB Players Are Using Colorful Bats and Wearing Cartoon Numbers This Weekend For the first time in four years, a very special weekend is back for MLB. MLB Rule 3.02 says the bat "shall be a smooth, round stick," and Rule 3.02 (c) adds "no colored bat may be used in a professional game unless approved by Major League Baseball.". Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell is facing no discipline from Major League Baseball after umpires confiscated his two.
In addition, players can wear and use uniquely colored and designed spikes, batting gloves, wristbands, compression sleeves, catcher's masks and brilliant, booming bats. Much of the same authentic gear you see on the field is available now at the MLB.com Shop. "The rules are a lot more relaxed," Yelich said.
Rule 3.02 (c) reads, "No colored bat may be used in a professional game unless approved by Major League Baseball." Trammell, who entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and struck out, used a bat with a lighter-colored handle and darker-colored barrel, which in itself is legal. "The discoloration's on the label," Boone said. Rule 3.02 (d) of the MLB rulebook states "no colored bats may be used in a professional game unless approved by the Rules Committee," but rules are meant to be broken.
- MLB (@MLB) August 16, 2024 Rather than the classic crayon bat, Harper took things a little further. The Philadelphia Phillies star brought two bats which were colored on by his young children. MLB Why are MLB players using decorated bats this weekend? With the return of MLB Players' Weekend, individual style will shift to the fore, as teams and players let their hair down.
The definitive MLB bat usage report tracking professional player preferences from 2019-2025. Comprehensive brand analysis, market share trends, and exclusive insights cited by ESPN and major sports media. Players' Weekend is upon us, and a host of MLB players are sporting custom bats.
Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper is using crayon bats, which he let his children color, per MLB.