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Regardless of on field ruling, yes. See the rules. Bad umpiring.

Balk or Pick off Move for Right Handed Pitchers

The pitcher must come set by coming to a complete stop before he throws a pitch home.

Once the pitcher is set he can’t move his shoulders or move around unless you step off the back of the rubber.

Once you start your motion you must complete it, if you stop a balk will be called.

If the ball purposefully or not purposefully falls to the ground when the pitcher gets set, a balk will be called.

Any form of deception that isn’t a straight forward pitch or pick off attempt will result in a balk.

If you turn and make a pick off attempt to first base and do not throw the baseball without stepping off, a balk will be called.

For a full explanation of “what is a balk” from the official rule book, check out MLB’s official rules for pitchers, #8.05

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Link: MLB 8.05

Posted: 04/08/2016 at 12:50PM

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Baseball Heads -- swordsman1 04/08/2016 12:42PM

If it's his regular delivery, and he does not stray from it. No balk.** -- Stork 04/08/2016 3:46PM

With no runners on, an "illegal" pitch is ruled a ball. -- GoTechGo 04/08/2016 1:41PM

Reading the definition of a legal pitch...that seems illegal but not a balk -- Vienna_Hokie 04/08/2016 1:56PM

Exactly. -- GoTechGo 04/08/2016 2:07PM

Yeah, I think that's it.If he does it every time, it may be called natural -- 48zip 04/08/2016 2:10PM

And BTW..the appropriate term is Seamheads ** -- Vienna_Hokie 04/08/2016 1:31PM

No runners = no balk ** -- VTSnake 04/08/2016 1:06PM

Regardless of on field ruling, yes. See the rules. Bad umpiring. -- arch80 04/08/2016 12:50PM

8.05: f there is a runner, or runners, it is a balk when -- ** -- 48zip 04/08/2016 1:55PM

Sorry, try 8.01 and all iterations. Particularly 8.01 b ** -- arch80 04/08/2016 1:08PM

It's not a balk because there are no runners on base -- Vienna_Hokie 04/08/2016 12:52PM

The article even explains it. ** -- Hokies23 04/08/2016 1:14PM

↑ this. similar w/infield fly rule....needs to be at least runners on 1st -- statmanfromHCyrs 04/08/2016 1:00PM

Sounds like this is his every pitch delivery, even with runners on base -- swordsman1 04/08/2016 1:10PM

No, if no runners on, no balk...you can deceive the batter all you want -- Vienna_Hokie 04/08/2016 1:11PM