RHWS Underage Guidelines
At the 2026 Roy Hobbs World Series, there are no underage players in Masters, Legends, Classics and Vintage divisions. Minimums are: Masters 45, Legends 53, Classics 60 & Vintage 65.
Other divisions are allowed underage players; see list below for age guidelines.
- Veterans Division: Players must be 35. (Teams allowed 5 players, age 30 to play; but MUST be 35 within calendar year to pitch.)
- Timeless Division: Players must be 70. (Teams allowed 2 players, age 69, no position restrictions on 1, second player must be a catcher, but may not play any other defensive position.
- Forever Young Division: Players must be 75. (Teams allowed 2 players, ages 74 including 1 as young as 72, but that player must be a catcher and may not play any other defensive position. He may not be in starting offensive lineup, but he can bat in a shared position which will ALTERNATE.) 74-year-olds may pitch but must be declared before play starts.
- 80s Division: Teams are allowed one-half of their roster to be players who are 78 within calendar year. (75-year-old catchers allowed but count as one of 78-yos.)
- Women: Minimum age in Women’s Division is 14; however, all players who have not reached their 18th birthday must have a waiver of liability from their parents along with a guarantee of who will be responsible for those players during the event.
- Women: Women are welcome in the men’s competition with the same age requirements.
(Notes: Roy Hobbs Baseball reserves the right to adjust the underage policy for all divisions at its discretion. Roy Hobbs’ age requirements are based on calendar year; therefore, RHWS participants must be of required division age prior to midnight on December 31 of the current year.)
Updated March 2026