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Originally Posted by CecilOne
AFAIK, there is no such thing as presenting the ball.
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Oh my god, this. I have been hearing about presenting the ball ever since I got my first blue shirt for ASA and shin guards. Back then, I barely understood the pitching rules and I remember a lot of younger pitchers pulling the ball from the glove, putting the hands back together, and pitching. No one complained it was illegal, but I'd sure call it now. Maybe it was a rule once, maybe it's a coaching meme. Who knows.
I had to listen to a parent for two innings this week at a high school game who cried the opposing pitcher wasn't "presenting". The problem? Nothing: she came onto the pitching plate with hands separated, ball in glove. You never saw the ball until it was over her head. Completely legal.