Disagree. It should be rare that umpire indicates to pitch. that would only be after a stoppage of play. Umpire shoud also not tell the pitcher to pitch if the batter (and others) are not ready. The USA rule (which is similar in many other sanctions including NFHS and NCAA) is that it is considered a No Pitch.....actually, if pitcher is ready and ump indicates to pitch, it's the batters job to be ready.
- When the pitcher attempts a quick return of the ball before the batter has taken a position in the batter’s box or when the batter is off balance.
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