In my opinion, players should know this rule.
On a swinging strike three, I will merely do the "out" mechanic, with no sound from my mouth. On an obvious swinging strike, you SHOW, not tell.
I would make an exception if this was a younger age group, and maybe say "Batter's Out".
In saying this, if the runner starts to run down to first in these situations (which they don't 80% of the time at least), I will say "batter's out".
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