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Originally Posted by Ump Rube
For FED the ball is dead until the umpires gives the "play" signal (pointing to the pitcher). Which only happens when pitcher engages the rubber, and the batter and catcher are in their boxes.
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Same for OBR. Nothing should happen until the PU puts the ball back in play. Until then, no play should occur. I say "should" b/c many umpires neglect to do this and it falls by the waste side due to their laziness or ignorance.
But, nothing should happen until the batter, pitcher, and catcher are ready, all runners have returned to their original base. After all of this, then the PU says "Play" while pointing at F1.