But, seriously, what is a balk, anyway? Baseball has a fair amount of rules that are open to subjectivity, but none more famous than a balk. While there are letter-of-the-law rules regarding a ...

One rule that hasn’t been changed but will be more heavily enforced is the balk. But what is a balk? Major League Baseball has made some changes this year in order to increase the pace of play ...

In this insightful video, we dive into the world of baseball umpiring with a focus on Angel Hernandez and his controversial ...

In this captivating video, delve into the remarkable story of the time an MLB pitcher audaciously attempted to intentionally ...

A balk occurs when a pitcher makes an illegal motion with at least one runner on base. Once called, any baserunners are automatically advanced one base. Why is this a thing? The rule itself was ...

"MLB plans to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in 2023. The new pitch-timer ... Lyndon is a Journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda. An international handball player with ...

Major League Baseball intends to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in the upcoming season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The extra emphasis will coincide with a bunch of changes ...

and baseball people sat down to try and do what they just did last week — level the playing field and make the game better. In December 1987, they rewrote the balk rule, declaring pitchers must ...

Now seems the right time to point out that the official rules of baseball contain a lengthy treatise on what constitutes a balk. When I say lengthy, I really mean interminable. Baseball's rule ...

The balk rule in baseball is complicated, even mysterious, tough to put into words. I won’t begin to try, except to say that involves pitchers not throwing the way they are supposed to.

One of Major League Baseball’s balk rules came into play on Sunday afternoon when Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie was called for back-to-back balks in the first inning. The two calls ended up ...