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FED 4-1-5 "The game begins when the umpire calls play after all infielders, pitcher, catcher and batter are in posisiton to start the game".
FED 5-1-4 "After a dead ball, the ball becomes alive when it is held by the pitcher in a legal pitching position, provided the pitcher has engaged the pitcher's plate, the batter and the catcher are in their respective boxes ...
So, we cannot start without a catcher and we cannot put ball back in play without a catcher.
I don't think it would ever come up in a FED game and if it did, I would not allow it.
Being a fellow Missouri umpire I will refrain from any insulting comments.
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