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Originally posted by David Van Milligen
In FED I see where it explaines how to step off the pitcher's plate, " Step backward off the pitcher's plate", but nothing about disengaging the plate. I know I have read that when a pitcher feints to third, without stepping back off the plate, then turning and stepping toward and throwing to first, if the ball goes into dead ball territory runners get one base. Pitcher throw is from the plate. If that is the case then if the pitcher makes the same move, but feints to first it would be a balk. Right?
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Pitcher can only fake to first if he disengages the rubber in which case he would be a fielder and the runners would be awarded two bases from the time of the throw (if the ball goes into DBT). If he feints to first while on the rubber then it is a balk.