Pitching from the stretch

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Originally Posted by Jay R

Question; OBR. Can a pitcher from the stretch have both hands together while taking the sign? Pitcher tonight was taking his sign with his hands together then bringing his hands closer to his body and pausing. Is this legal?

If you believe it is an attempt to deceive the runner, then it may have been a balk. The pitcher cannot step onto the rubber with his hands together. His movement may have been unorthodox, but it is not a balk simply because the movement was an "unusual or unnatural" motion.