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Originally Posted by JeremyByrd
While working an adult league game tonight with the former rules interpreter of my college association. He mentioned that in the minor leagues now they want the PU on a dropped third strike to say "strike three- balls live" or something to that effect. He mentioned this was started because of the playoff situation a few years ago on the controversial dropped third strike.
Has anyone heard this? Those with the minor league contacts could you possibly check on this for me?
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As taught to this year's crop of new MiLB umpires:
Give the strike signal to the side, even if using the hammer for normal strike calls, to avoid the appearance of an out signal.
Then, while giving the safe signal, use the verbal, "No catch."
However, in practice, several new MiLB umpires have explained that most times the catcher has tagged the batter before the umpire can give the "no catch" mechanic. In that case, they simply go from the strike mechanic to the out mechanic.