10.13 SUBSTANCE ON THE BALL/ITEMS ON PITCHER 10.13.1 Under the supervision and within view of the umpire, a resin (a drying agent) may be used on the pitcher’s hand/fingers. Any substance (including resin, dirt or saliva) applied to the pitcher’s hands and fingers must be wiped off if it would transfer to the ball. 10.13.2 No player or other team personnel may apply moisture or any substance to the ball or into a glove that will then contact the ball or do anything else to deface the ball. Exception: All new game balls shall be sufficiently rubbed up so as to remove the manufacturer’s gloss before being put in play by the umpire. EFFECT—(10.13.1 and 10.13.2)—The ball is a delayed dead ball. For the first offense, a ball shall be awarded to the batter and a warning shall be issued to the pitcher when the substance comes in contact with the ball. For the second offense, the pitcher shall be ejected. (Behavioral ejection; see Rule 13.2.1.) ** Edited by VTChip at 2/28/2026, 8:23:33 PM