Timeout hand toward pitcher not PU

[Del-Blue]

There is no rule which states which hand the batter has to face the umpire. That gesture by the batter is just their way of telling the umpire she isn't ready. I will always hold the pitcher up until the batter is ready, although most pitchers don't pitch until the batter IS ready. If the batter is taking an excessive amount of time between each pitch, I will tell her to speed it up.