11 year old legal pitch from wind-up

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by Rbn3
Rules say "backward" and "forward" only steps allowed with free foot.

The ruel says that because that was the mechanic when the rule was written.

Now that mechanics have changed, the rule interpretation has changed as well.

(And, yes, it would be nice if the rule wording would change. I doubt it's at the top of the list of the MLB rules committee.)