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Short answer: When it's called for and justified.
Longer answer: Close plays (duh), most plays that require a point (juggled ball, an un-pulled foot, etc.), most but not all double plays. At high school and above, even if a play is game-changing or ESPN Top 10-worthy, I don't sell the out if it's not close. For littler kids, I'll maybe punch it if it's a great play. That's for the kids to feel like they're big-time, not me doing an #UmpShow. Never on a dead-ball appeal; never on INT; never on a LBR/leaving early violation; never on a catch. I used to sell great catches (per the then-NCAA guidance), but since they changed the guidance, I don't do that any more.
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