Editing Baseball rules (section)

==Rules==
There are several major codified sets of rules, which differ only slightly.

The [[Official rules of Major League Baseball|Official Baseball Rules]], published by [[Major League Baseball]], govern all professional play in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/mlb/official-information/2024-official-baseball-rules.pdf|title=Official Baseball Rules |date=2024 |publisher=Office of the Commissioner of Baseball |via=MLB.com}}</ref> Many amateur and youth leagues use the OBR with only a few modifications for safety, including  [[Little League]], [[PONY Baseball and Softball|PONY League]], and [[Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League|Cal Ripken League]]. Most professional leagues outside North America (such as Japan's [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]) also use modified versions of the OBR, though these generally have more pronounced differences.

The [[World Baseball Softball Confederation]] (WBSC), which governs international tournaments like the [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], [[Baseball World Cup]], and [[WBSC Premier 12]], first published its own official rule set in 2023; the WBSC had previously relied on a modified set of the OBR.<ref name="wbsc" /> WBSC rules are largely similar to the OBR, with minor differences including [[pitch clock]] timing and extra-innings tiebreakers.<ref>{{cite web |title=RULE DIFFERENCES FROM OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES |url=https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/documents/8e0a06bb-23d4-23c6-fcf0-29f379721497.pdf |publisher=WBSC}}</ref> These rules do not apply to the [[World Baseball Classic]], which is organized jointly by the WBSC and MLB.

The baseball rulebook of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), aside from governing the games of that organization's members, is also used by several other competitions involving college-aged players.

The rules of the [[National Federation of State High School Associations]] (NFHS) hold sway over U.S. high school and high school-age baseball, governing and shaping the sport at [[National Federation of State High School Associations|this level]].