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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
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Many pitchers adjust the baseball in their glove, then remove their pitching hand from the glove, and then bring the hands together to start their motion. This is typically permitted.
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Not typical where I've umpired. In FED once he puts his hands together, any movement must be a start to pitch or its a balk. (Unless of course he steps back with his non-pivot foot first)
Thanks
David
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Yes, we were talking about an adjustment, and you said it was not typical where you've umpired.
No, the pitcher cannot assume a windup position with his hands together and then break his hands, nor can he assume the set position with his hands together and then break his hands.
But he can place the ball in his glove, adjust the ball with his pitching hand momentarily, and then remove his hand and place it at his side (or just leave it in his glove in the Windup position, if he chooses). We do not consider that particular move as having the hands together in a pitching position, as long as he is just momentarily adjusting the ball.