UMAC Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Baseball, the Boyds, Maryland–based program affiliated with Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth League, continues preparations for the upcoming season as the wider Babe Ruth League announces several official rule updates. The 2026 rules now stipulate that each Cal Ripken team may roster up to fifteen players, plus a manager and three coaches, while 16–18 teams may field up to eighteen players alongside the same number of staff ([cdn1.sportngin.com](https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/2b8d-3505352/2026_Rules_Change_Memo_75th_baseball.pdf?utm_source=openai)). UMAC, which has delivered structured T‑Ball through Kid Pitch programming at Taylor Fields for over five decades, will implement these updated guidelines in its local league operations ([umacbaseball.sportngin.com](https://umacbaseball.sportngin.com/aboutus?utm_source=openai)).