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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Why ... a warning like that should be accompanied by a penalty if someone does it again. What penalty are you going to apply (and how will you justify it) if he does do it again? Don't warn for stuff that's not illegal just because you don't like it.
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Because MLBUM says
"It would be better if no member of the offensive team picked up or otherwise touched a foul ball."
The umpire may have judged in this case
'no harm no foul' but the next time may be a different judgement.
There is absolutely no harm in a little preventive umping.