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Originally posted by bluezebra
Why is time out implied by taking off your mask? I always took off my mask when the ball was hit, a pitch got away, there was an attempted steal, etc. No time out implied.
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The timeout is not implied by taking off the mask. The timeout is implied by the subsequent action by the umpire. (If a runner attempts to advance as I take my mask off to request count from my partner, I let her go.
Then, after the play is over, I go to my partner for the count.)