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Hi everyone, my brother and I have a friendly bet on this, and I thought I was right, but after reading the rulebook on the MLB site, I'm starting to get worried. I know that an attempt to decieve the runner by the pitcher is a balk, but can one or more fielders also be charged with attempting to decieve the runner? If so, what are the instances when this comes into play? I always thought that things like faking a throw to a base and holding the ball in your glove were illegal. Not simply a pump fake, but a deliberate attempt to decieve the runner. For example, runner on 2nd, 1 out. Batter grounds to the shortstop, shortstop gloves the ball, puts hand in the glove in a motion to grab the ball and throw to first, but instead, he removes his hand from the glove while the ball remains in the glove and feints a throw to first base. Seeing this, the man on second begins running to second, and the shortstop tags him for the out. If this is indeed an infraction, what is the ruling? Finally, could you cite your source in the MLB rulebook so that I can find it? Thank you so much in advance and sorry for the exceedingly long post.
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