Rules About Numbers
The official rules of baseball state that uniforms must be identical for all members of a team. The only mention of uniform number is that it must be on the back and a minimum of six inches tall. For obvious reasons, each player and coach must have their own unique number.
Read more about this topic: Uniform Number (Major League Baseball)
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