Under Major League Baseball’s new anti-hazing rule, Superman is still OK, but Wonder Woman is now a no-no.
According to MLB’s new rule — the details of which were made public for the first time Monday night — rookies won’t be forced to wear dresses anymore as part of their club’s annual rookie dress-up day. Nor will they be forced to dress up as female superheroes.
The rituals have been around baseball for years, but the league’s new collective bargaining agreement installs a new anti-hazing, anti-bullying policy that outlaws the practice. According to Ronald Blum of the AP:
The policy, obtained by The Associated Press, prohibits “requiring, coercing or encouraging” players from “dressing up as women or wearing costumes that may be offensive to individuals based on their race, sex, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identify or other characteristic.