The "Darren Baker Rule," a minimum age requirement of 14 for batboys, was implemented by Major League Baseball after
Dusty Baker's 2½-year-old son Darren was nearly run over at home plate when he attempted to retrieve a bat during the 7th inning of Game 5 of
the 2002 World Series. Baseball already has a directive limiting teams to two batboys, a rule the Giants violated during that year's post-season.
