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8.01 states "Pitchers shall take sign from the catcher while standing on the pitching plate."
In a Little League Junior Division game yesterday, there was a balk called for the pitcher taking a sign and then stepping on the rubber, without there being a quickpitch thrown.
The umpire that called the balk made reference to a relative that has coached H.S. ball and is a scout for a M.L.B. team, and stated he supports this being a balk.
I have looked up all that I can find on the internet, including Jim Booth's explantion as to why this is not a balk, and can only find a few IMOs that support a balk but no case ruling either way.
Can anyone tell me where to get a case ruling that supports either decision for Little League? Also, does Fed or any other organization allow this to be called as a balk?
John
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