Balks-illegal pitch
Question
Good day,
is it a balk when:
runners on base
pitchers hat falls off when delivering a pitch to batter
thank you
Answer
Rich,
I would interpret this as not a balk. It is a balk if the pitcher drops the ball, but there is nothing in the rules about a piece of the uniform coming off while pitching.
If it happened on every pitch though, I might have to make some kind of umpire judgement...
Hope this helps!
Brian
shot-put throwing
pitching sidearm action