Balk Ball Not Dead !?
"Pitching
· The ball is always dead on a balk. FALSE in professional baseball and softball . . . "
Huh? Am I missing something here?
From OBR:
5.09 The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base, or return to their bases, without liability to be put out, when—
. . .
(c) A balk is committed; runners advance; (See Penalty 8.05).
Seems to me that the ball *is* dead.
Softball is a different story. There is an "illegal pitch" which has its own set of rules.
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