On the front end of a double play, I will usually only give a verbal and not a signal. If it's a banger, then both. Especially when the runner is out by 10 feet, my verbal is acknowledging that I saw it & called it. With the forced runner out by 10 feet, everyone involved knows it - just acknowledge the out. While I'll then begin to move toward the next play, my eyes will stay with & on the ball until it's released.
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Steve M
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