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Originally Posted by UMP25
It's not an "illegal act" if the pitcher pitches before all fielders are in their prescribed locations; and what, exactly, are their "prescribed locations," other than the catcher having his own--a catcher's box?  |
Of course it's an illegal act: it's a BALK, 2.00, "an
illegal act by the pitcher with a runner or runners on base..."
According to 4.03 all fielders other than F2 must be in fair territory before the ball is made live, but the only penalty is stated in 4.03(a) when the pitcher pitches with F2 out of position. The penalty for the pitcher's act is a balk.