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If there is a swinging strike three and you the umpire determine that the ball was not caught, you should simply signal a strike.
The problem starts with umpires who signal outs and strikes the same way. IMHO, they should be two different signals. I point to the side for a strike, and hammer an out (unless it's the 3rd strike looking, that is a whole different animal). If you signal both the same way, then you are responsible for any confusion resulting from your poor choice of signal.
If you simply signal strike on a 3KNC, you are not putting anyone at a disadvantage, you are simply making the correct call, which is a 3rd strike but not an out. While the catcher can't see you, the pitcher (and everyone else) can. The pitcher can signal to the catcher to tag the BR or throw to a base by a simple point.
The biggest problem is signalling outs and strike the same way. That is a prescription for confusion.
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