The pitcher, without having the ball, stands on or astride the pitcher’s plate or while off the plate, he feints a pitch.
The pitcher unnecessarily delays the game.
The pitcher makes any motion naturally associated with his pitch while he is not touching the pitcher’s plate.
The pitcher delivers the ball to the batter while he is not facing the batter.
The pitcher, while touching his plate, throws, or feints a throw to an unoccupied base, except for the purpose of making a play.
The pitcher, while touching his plate, fails to step directly toward a base before throwing to that base.
The pitcher, while touching his plate, feints a throw to first or third base and fails to complete the throw.
The pitcher, while touching his plate, makes any motion naturally associated with his pitch and fails to make such delivery.
Visit section 6.02(a) of the official 2019 MLB Rules to see these rules and for additional info on balks. Let’s take a look at the 13 ways the MLB defines as a balk. If you’ve played baseball for a while it may seem like there are numerous ways for a pitcher to balk, but you still may be wondering what those different ways are. The ways a pitcher can balk ranges from the way they come to their set position and all the way through how they deliver the ball to home. How Many Ways Can a Pitcher Balk in Baseball? According to the official rules of the MLB, there are 13 ways a pitcher can balk. So that got me thinking about all the ways a pitcher can balk and wondering just how many different ways it’s possible for a pitcher to balk. The interesting thing was that he ended up balking 3 different ways. In one of my recent baseball games, we faced a pitcher who balked 3 times in one inning.
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