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I think that for most umpires, the appearance of this during a pitch will look exactly like any other pitcher who pushes off from the pitcher's plate. Honestly, who can say, with this description, that the pushoff didn't begin while the heel was touching.
I think that even in slow motion, an umpire would be VERY hard pressed to call this illegal. Couple this with the tendency of most umpires to only call egregious violations, and I suspect you will not find many IP's called on this pitcher.
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