December 12, 2019

Ball Slips From Pitcher’s Hand During Pitch to the Plate

If a pitcher loses the handle on the ball and it slips out of his hand during his delivery to the plate it could be a balk, ball or ruled a no pitch. Do you know the difference? It happened in a big league game and everyone was confused except the umpires. Learn the rule here.

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