FTVMartin,
It's rule 8.05(c). What's your interpretation? 30 degrees, 52 degrees, ... something else?
From the JEA discussion:
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Customs and Usage: For practical enforcement purposes, stepping directly means stepping within 45 degrees of a direct, straight line to the base. In other words, the pitcher is NOT stepping MORE toward a different base than the one to which he is throwing.
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While the 45 degrees is geometrically incorrect since the rubber is not located at the geometric center of the rule-defined "infield", it is the accepted interpretation for the proper application of 8.05(c).
JM