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When in the act of pitching to home plate the pitcher suddenly pitches to first base is that a balk?
Wiki User
∙ 2009-09-16 19:29:51
Yes that is a balk. If a pitcher makes any movement that is naturally associated with his pitch home, he must deliver a pitch to home, otherwise his movement is a balk. Even if he started his pitching motion to home and then stopped, witout throwing to first, it would be a balk.
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However, standing on the mound with the pivot foot in contact with the pitching rubber is not "in the act of pitching," and from that position, before he starts his pitching motion, the pitcher can throw to 1B without it being a balk.
Wiki User
∙ 2009-09-16 19:29:51
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