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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
Could you ever have a balk on this for simulating the pitching motion while not on the rubber or is it always interference?
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No, simulating a pitching motion would be starting off the rubber, then beginning a normal windup, stopping and then attempting a pickoff.
The OP indicated the pitcher clearly leagaly disengaged the rubber stepping backwards with his pivot foot, then started to make the play on R3.