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What are the rules when delivering the baseball from the mound to home plate

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what type of baulk are there ect.

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  1. the kinds you just saw on YES


  2. Someone has to be on base to balk

    1.  Throwing to 1st and not stepping toward 1st

    2.  Starting to throw to first and stopping

    3.  Simulating a throw to deceive the runner

    4.  Not coming to a complete stop for 1 second when coming to set position

    5.  Not having the ball in the unglove hand before coming to set position

    6.  After coming to set position moving to deceive the runner

    7.  Dropping ball after coming to set position

    8.  Starting windup and stopping with a runner on base

    9.  Being on the mound to get sign and not having the ball

    10. Throwing the ball and not having foot touch the rubber

    There may be more balk rules.  There are other rules governing pitching.

  3. To save time and effort the rules can be accessed at mlb.com and Official Rule 8.00 covers everything legal and illegal about the pitcher.  

    PS -- there are 13 ways to commit a balk according to Rule 8.05.

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