Balk Clarification under MLB Rules

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Mon Mar 30, 2009, 11:31am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

The hitter could also swing and miss and it would still be 3 balls, 2 strikes, R3 scores.

But if the Batter makes contact and makes it safely to first (and all other runners safely advance one base), the balk is ignored, and the ball is live.

MLB rules. In FED, any balk is an immediate dead ball and any further action is nullified.

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