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The reason ASA does not want the umpire to handle the ball is because it becomes routine to the umpire. Next thing you know, a runner is rounding 3B and the SS thinks s/he just made the third out (when it was actually only the 2nd) and tosses the ball to the BU who, out of habit, catches it.
How bad does it look for that umpire to be holding a live ball while runners are still advancing?
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