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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
I regularly see Right Handed pitchers lean away from home plate with non-pivot foot in the air and then their first forward motion (before their hands separate) is a twist, step and movement toward 1st, with a throw. Should this be called a balk?
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Yes, this should be a balk. 7-2-4f (I assume that's correct - I didn't look it up), is an *additional* restriction on throwing to the base being faced -- first for LH pitchers and third for RH pitchers.