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This happened a few years ago: An umpire in our association called a player out because after he drew a walk he carried his bat into his team's bench area along the first-base line. The player had only intended to drop the bat and move to first base. Needless to say, bedlam ensued.
Like the case posted above, the player was clearly not intending to leave the field of play. I agree the sensible thing is to not call an out but to politely mention it to him (or his coach) between innings.
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