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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
A balk can be called by the actions of a catcher. ... The balk is credited to the pitcher, however, so it's not "called" on the catcher.
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The balk is called on the pitcher because he is the one who commits the infraction, namely pitching when F2 is not positioned correctly. This is not a mere scorekeeping technicality, and the term "catcher's balk" is misleading if it suggests that a catcher can balk all by himself.
But it's not a made up rule (well, they're ALL made up at some point, but this one, like many others, is in the book...).