MLB Rules
🏛️Official — MLBSection 7: Violations & Penalties
Verdict
Per OBR Rule 6.02(a), it is a balk when a pitcher, while in contact with the pitcher's plate, commits any of the following acts (among others): Makes any motion associated with a pitch without actually delivering the pitch.; Fakes a throw to first or third base while in contact with the pitcher's...
Source: Rule 6.02, Rule 6.01, Rule 5.09, Rule 3.02, Rule 6.03, Rule 8.04
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