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I guess I should probably explain the reason for the question. In the past I have prescribed by the theory that there is no penalty listed. Specifically in our state letter to umpires the director of officials, in bold, stated "Pitcher must take his sign with pivot foot in contact with plate." Personally, I would like to know the reason for listing this but it wasn't a huge concern for me. Last night I was looking up something else in the BRD and ran across the section on this topic about taking signs off the pitcher's plate. According to the BRD, the penalty is a ball/balk.
-Josh
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