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Originally Posted by EricH
From one of my earlier posts:
As I said, the issue is when the umpire declares the ball dead, not when the ball goes out of play.
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Point is the umpire does not determine when the ball becomes dead, the rule does. Waiting for an umpire to open his mouth does not delay the status of the ball. As previously noted, it is poorly worded
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Ruling: Base runners should always be given the opportunity to return and touch a base missed or left too soon when the ball becomes dead
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