Last night Reds v. D’backs ends in a balk. The pitcher didn’t look as of he did anything special. I looked up videos and articles and I still do not understand what is a balk.
What is a balk? When is it not a balk?
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There’s the copypasta answer, but it’s easiest to understand balk if you understand what the purpose of the rule is.
It’s to prevent the pitcher from deceiving the batter.
I don’t have the video of that specific balk, but there are certain things that are automatically balks. For example, if a pitcher gets into a position to pitch, without having the ball. Or, if a pitcher gets into position, then makes a pickoff attempt without stepping off the pitcher rubber (on the mound).
Whoever is downvoting correct answers needs to stop that.
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