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I don't believe the players union will get in a quandary over this rule or interpretation. The root problem is that batters are all to often stepping out of the box after a pitch and adjusting their batting gloves a few too many times (Nomar Garciapara), or some other gyration of adjusting someting.
If the pitchers got the ball, and their ready to toe the rubber, the batter had better get in the box or risk getting a strike called and possible being declared out if it's the third one.
I have called this once in a Fed HS Game under the Fed rules. It created a fuss for a moment, but then the game proceeded, and all subseqent batters got in the box appropriately.
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