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FED has changed their umpire manual since the last time I looked at it.
Page 31, "Game Situations":
16) BALKS. The umpire calling the balk shall point to the pitcher and call loudly, "That's a balk!" The ball is dead at the time of the balk. Umpires should signal a dead ball while calling out, "That's a balk!"
That's the entire FED mechanic for balks.
That's different from OBR mechanic, at least the one that Jim Evans taught me. According to pro instruction, the umpire is to call out the balk when it occurs. Then let play continue until playing action has stopped. Then call time and, if necessary, enforce the balk.
Calling time is an essential part of the OBR mechanic, since the ball is not dead immediately upon the balk.
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mb
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