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Originally Posted by Spence
In this case the manager came out to ask if the pitcher declared he was pitching from the windup or the stretch. Crew got together to ask if F1 declared he was in the windup. He did not so they called the balk.
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I think I have seen MLB crews ignore the MLBUM instruction to call time and announce the windup to both dugouts and the crew which did not happen but if this crew was lax in following that instruction it would make sense that they would get together. What does not make sense is on the pitch in question the windup could not be declared. Kela had already started pitching from the set to that same batter after the runners advanced to 3B and 2B. You can't change with the same batter unless the runner config changes and you announce at that point.