OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES

Rule 5.125.12 Calling “Time” and Dead Balls(a) (3.12) When an umpire suspends play, he shall call “Time.” Atthe umpire-in-chief’s call of “Play,” the suspension is lifted andplay resumes. Between the call of “Time” and the call of“Play” the ball is dead.(b) (5.10) The ball becomes dead when an umpire calls “Time.”The umpire-in-chief shall call “Time:(1) When in his judgment weather, darkness or similar conditionsmake immediate further play impossible;(2) When light failure makes it difficult or impossible for theumpires to follow the play;NOTE: A league may adopt its own regulations governinggames interrupted by light failure.(3) When an accident incapacitates a player or an umpire;(A) If an accident to a runner is such as to preventhim from proceeding to a base to which he isentitled, as on a home run hit out of the playingfield, or an award of one or more bases, a substituterunner shall be permitted to complete theplay.(4) When a manager requests “Time” for a substitution, orfor a conference with one of his players.(5) When the umpire wishes to examine the ball, to consultwith either manager, or for any similar cause.(6) When a fielder, after catching a fly ball, falls into a benchor stand, or falls across ropes into a crowd when spectatorsare on the field. As pertains to runners, the provisionsof Rule 5.06(b)(3)(C) (Rule 7.04(c)) shall prevail.(6) If a fielder after making a catch steps into a bench, butdoes not fall, the ball is in play and runners may advanceat their own peril.(7) When an umpire orders a player or any other personremoved from the playing field.58