I could not find any reference to returning to the on-deck circle for pine tar in the MLBUM, but I did find it in the NAPBL manual:
"Once a batter has taken his position in the batter's box, he shall not be permitted to step out of the batter's box in order to use the resin or the pine tar rag unless there is a delay in the game action or, in the judgment of the umpires, weather conditions warrant an exception. This rule is to be strictly enforced."
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Matthew 15:14, 1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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