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Unsportsmanlike conduct of any type and/or infractions of the following rules could mean disciplinary actions (warning, ejection, suspension, or probation) during or after a game.

WARNING

  1. “Causes for ejection” not heard by a manager or the umpire but later reported by the offended person is cause for further investigation by the FML board that may lead to at least a warning.
  2. The manager/assistant manager shall be the only person to confer with the umpire on a disputed play. Such conference should be kept to a minimum and be conducted in a sportsmanlike manner else a warning may be issued. Constant harassment or intimidation by player(s) will not be tolerated and could be subject to ejection.

EJECTION

  1. Cause for immediate ejection from a game:
    1. If a player makes derogatory remarks (to include racist or sexist), profanity, obscene gestures, threats of physical and/or verbal abuse or force directed toward anyone at the fields (players, spectators, umpires),
    2. If a player makes verbal or physical threats towards the umpire,
    3. If a player makes physical contact with an umpire.
  1. Additional Consequences
    1. An ejected player cannot be replaced in a game they are ejected from.
    2. If a player is ejected, an out will be assessed for each remaining at-bat.
    3. An ejected player will be required to immediately leave the sports complex and will not be allowed to be present at the sports complex at any subsequent suspended games.

The ejected player will have 24 hours after his game-ejection to submit a petition to the FML Board to appeal his/her subsequent suspensions.

SUSPENSION

Any player ejected from a game will be suspended for the remainder of that game and the team’s next two games. To help ensure fairness and consistency, all suspensions will be reviewed by the FML Board.

PROBATION

  1. All Board sanctioned ejected players will be placed on probation for the remainder of the season. Any act by the player under probation that causing additional Board action or other disciplinary action could result in that player being suspended from additional games and possibly the remainder of the season.
  2. If such suspension is not completed in the current season, the Board will flag that player for the next season for review prior to acceptance of his/her registration.

7 June, 2026