Tech Talk: Breaking down the balk

Chris Welsh is joined by an umpire to discuss the rules of the game.

[@knightfall209]

Wow nice simple explanation the guys at MLB network turned it into science experiment 🧪

[@mbdeuceduece4451]

Still confused...

[@mellymel9892]

I still don’t know what a balk is 😂😂

[@BryanChance]

Nobody is asking WHY? Why this rule exists?

[@charlessmith263]

This is to help prevent unacceptable deceptions or trickery in the pitching from the pitcher, and warns the pitcher if you do any unacceptable deceptions to the runners or to the batter, especially in pick-off attempts, the runners especially may not pick up your deception (giving the pitcher an unacceptable advantage) and this is when it is constituted as an "unacceptable deception", and if that happens, the pitcher is worthy to be "balk-charged."

[@gotacallfromvishal]

This doesn’t explain the rule it only explains the mechanics lol and we all know batter who got balked gets chance to make a play greater than all baserunners advance one base

[@rayray4192]

Petulant child lol. Pathetic. Ted explains the rule skippy.

[@rayray4192]

Ted said he called a balk for no discernible stop. The video is about what the penalty is for a balk.

[@rayray4192]

If the ball is put into play on a balk or there is a walk or a hit by pitch and all runners advance one base, including the batter/ runner, the balk is nullified. If the batter Zoe any runner does not advance one base the balk is enforced and the batter bats again with the same count. If the batter is out on a balk and a pitch and a runner scores the coach can take the run but he must take the out as well.

[@JAYSVENTURES]

Oh. still makes no sense. And that's why nobody watches baseball anymore

[@OldSoulNewLife]

Baseball still has some of the highest ratings and most tickets sold . What are you talking about 🤣 this rule is stupid but there’s a couple rules throughout all sports that are

[@rayray4192]

@@OldSoulNewLifebalk rule is one of the original rules by Bill Cartwright. The rule is not stupid. Your comment is asinine.

[@rayray4192]

You aren’t smart enough to understand the balk rule.