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Need some help. Scenario: a runner on first base. RHP in front of, and in contact with the pitcher's plate. Pitcher turns left shoulder toward first base. Using Major League Baseball rule 8.01 (b) ...the pitcher may elect to make any natural preliminary motion such as that known as "the stretch." Is the pitcher's action of opening his left shoulder toward first base considered "a natural preliminary motion?" Or is this motion considered a "balk?" Thanks. -Dave
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