They have a maximum of 1 minute from the last out to the first pitch to the leadoff batter of the next half inning. Try timing it sometime, by the time the teams change sides, throw 3 warm ups, throw the ball around and the batter gets in the box it is right at 1 minute if they are hustling. The umpires are simply enforcing the 1 minute between inning and keeping the game moving.
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