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Originally posted by Mel Hawkins
If a right-handed pitcher comes set in the stretch position with his right foot on the pitching rubber, is it a balk if, in one quick motion, he steps back off the rubber with his right foot and then pivots to first base as if to throw but does not release the ball?
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The way it is described above it seems to be a 1-2 sequence, but it does sound awfully close to a jump-turn type of move. In which case it would be a balk if the pitcher did not throw the ball to first, correct?