Base left too soon.

[Carl Cramer]

So at the moment the ball goes into DBT, please tell me what the Base Ump is supposed to signal and what should he say to the runner.

For example, does he point to the runner and say, "You....third base!" and point to third?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Carl Cramer

So at the moment the ball goes into DBT, please tell me what the Base Ump is supposed to signal and what should he say to the runner.

For example, does he point to the runner and say, "You....third base!" and point to third?

I have heard to say, "You are awarded third base." This avoids the "telling him how to run" nature of the "You ... third base" comment."

I have also used the "You are awarded two bases" comment.