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But Gee, what about 8.03?
8.03 When a pitcher takes his position at the beginning of each inning, or when he relieves another pitcher, he shall be permitted to pitch not to exceed eight preparatory pitches to his catcher during which play shall be suspended.
5.02 After the umpire calls "Play" the ball is alive and in play and remains alive and in play until for legal cause, or at the umpire's call of "Time" suspending play, the ball becomes dead.
It seems to me that 8.03 provides "legal cause" for the ball becoming dead between innings and also defines the point (When a pitcher takes his position) at which the ball becomes dead.
That said, the ball must be put back into play before the first pitch to the first batter of the new half inning.
SamC
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