why do baseball managers wear a number on their jersy when they dont even play?!?

Answer 1

Everyone in uniform is required to wear a number. Everyone in the dugout during the course of the game is required to wear a uniform. On occasion you will see people come from the club house to the dugout without a uniform, these people aren't legally supposed to be in the dugout but are allowed for a set amount of time in order to retrieve and deliver items for staff within the dugout. Anyone in the dugout without a uniform may be fined by the MLB.

Answer 2

MLB rules state that coaches and managers must be in uniform if they want to go on the field during the game, and another rules states that uniforms must have a number on the back. There is no specific requirement that the manager or coaches must be in uniform, but if they're not (and there have been a few cases of managers who didn't wear them, most notably Connie Mack), then they are now allowed to leave the dugout.

Answer 3

Once upon a time, there were player-managers. Not many, but a few. Pete Rose was the most recent, and he stopped playing over 20 years ago.

Answer 4

To be ON the team you have a number, so they wear a number.

But I actually think it would be better if managers/coaches didn't have numbers.

Answer 5

They're still a part of the team.

Answer 6

cause they are part of the team. a number is part of the jersey. thats like them not wearing jerseys.

Answer 7

HONEY,

SO THEY CAN THINK THEY PART OF THE TEAM MORE

Answer 8

THEY are part of the team arent they????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????