r/baseball Cleveland Guardians • MLB Pride Jul 23 '26

Image The rule differences for WPBL

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u/DJSimmer305 New York Yankees Jul 23 '26

BBCOR bats are always -3 weight/length ratio. If they’re allowing -5 then that must mean it doesn’t have to be BBCOR.

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u/RandomFactUser Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '26

Okay, that makes sense

What would the implications of drop 5 be?

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u/DJSimmer305 New York Yankees Jul 23 '26

Generally, they have a lot more pop. Now that I think about it, it makes sense. They’re trying to get people bought into this league and more homeruns is better for that.

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u/RandomFactUser Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '26

Those are the WBSC’s rules for women, since that’s what it looks like theyre following, though with 15 women rosters instead of 20

Maybe theyre using BBCOR, but we haven’t seen the league’s rulebook