Base Coaches: Optional or Required?
As the top of the inning is about to begin, the pitcher tells the plate umpire that he does not need any warm-up pitches. The first pitch to the lead-off batter (B1) is singled into the outfield. However, B1 tries to stretch the single into a double and is thrown out at second base.
At the end of the play, the offensive coach argues that the umpire started the inning before he had a chance to get either of his base coaches into the coach's box.
What do the umpires do now?