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Originally Posted by scottk_61
It might be wasted effort, but it is a required mechanic that will save you some grief at some point when the whiner,,,,,I mean pitcher, says, "but you didn't signal illegal, you can't claim it after the pitch got there,"
CYA, make the signal too
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The question referred to a dead ball, i.e hitting the ground before the plate,,,,This is not an illegal pitch or a delayed dead ball and requires no signal, verbal or visual, unless there is stealing.
On an illegal pitch the umpire can declare it at anytime the umpire determines it is illegal,,,even if this means when it has become dead by being caught by the catcher.
Everyone on the field can whine ....but it changes nothing.