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(#1) Don't Rub The Mark After A Hit By Pitch
This unwritten rule is all about toughness. Players do not like to let their opponents or the fans know that they are hurt, so they will do anything to avoid rubbing the spot where they got hit.
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones sums up the unwritten rule like this: "You can't rub it, don't rub it, don't rub it. You are a major leaguer. You can't rub it. Go somewhere where the camera can't see you or else the fans will be all over you."
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(#14) Always Let The Center Fielder Get The Ball
Unfortunately, some of the most brutal collisions in baseball happen in the outfield. When two outfielders are approaching the unwritten rule is for the center fielder to take control and let the other outfielder get out of his way.
It's good to have this in place, but in reality the outfielders just need to communicate and whoever has the easier play should call for the ball.
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(#5) Don't Bunt to Break Up a No-Hitter
Apparently bunting is not "earning" your way on base. It is absolutely absurd that a player can not bunt to get on base if the pitcher has a no-hitter. A player should do anything possible to try to help his team win the game, and if that includes laying down a bunt, then so be it.
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(#11) Pitchers Pulled From Game Must Stay In The Dugout
More specifically, pitchers must stay until the end of the inning in which they got pulled. When a pitcher leaves the game with people on base, that pitcher is still responsible for the players on base, so it would be "disrespectful" to his teammates to leave and hit the showers before watching the end of the inning.
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(#12) Don't Show Up Your Fielders
Another unwritten rule centered around respect. When a fielder makes an error, this unwritten rule prevents the pitcher from throwing his arms in the air or acting frustrated that his teammate behind him couldn't make the play. A fielder doesn't throw his hands up in the air when a pitcher gives up a home run. It is a natural reaction to show emotion on the field, but once again, a player must be careful not to show up anybody when displaying emotion.
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(#6) If A Pitcher Hits A Teammate, Hit One Of Theirs
This unwritten rule just stands by the old saying, "an eye for an eye." If you hit one of ours, then one of yours is going down as well. This is a ridiculous unwritten rule for many reasons. The main one being that you are throwing a baseball 90 MPH at someone and it has the potential to hurt them and possibly ruin their career.
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Baseball is a popular sport with a long history. There are not only clearly stated rules, but some well-known unwritten rules have also been developed. There is no policy that a player can not have these behaviors, and people who violated unwritten rules will not be punished in principle, but will be annoying, or will be considered by the opponents and the audience as an unmannered behavior.
If you often watch baseball games, then you must have seen some conflicts and resentments between teams caused by unwritten rules. There are some short descriptions and available videos that show random 17 ridiculous unwritten rules of baseball.
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