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What you will receive as an argument is that although the ball was dead, the umpire made the ball live again. Thus, the defense will argue that since the fielder tagged the runner with a live ball he should be out. The offense will argue that because the pitcher is on the mound without the ball that it is a balk.
IT IS NEITHER.
Since the pitcher must be on the rubber with the ball it is neither an out nor a balk. When the official thought he made ball live again---he never made the ball live per the rules. Because the pitcher was not on the rubber with the ball, it was not made live despite the umpire's declaring it live.
No call is needed in your situation other than to get the runner on the base, the ball in the pitcher's hands (and the pitcher on the rubber), and start 'em playing again.
Freix
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