Rule 2.00 BALK

BALK

A BALK is an illegal act by the pitcher with a runner or runners on base, entitling all runners to advance one base.


DISCUSSION
To have a balk called there must be a runner(s) on base. Without a runner(s), many balk provisions are "nothing" or "do overs," including many illegal acts described in Rule 8.05.

RULES REFERENCES
Rule 2.00 ILLEGAL PITCH
Rule 4.03
Rule 4.06
Rule 5.02
Rule 5.09(c)
Rule 6.02(b)
Rule 6.07(b)
Rule 7.04(a)
Rule 7.07
Rule 7.10 CMT
Rule 8.01
Rule 8.02
Rule 8.05
Rule 9.04(b)(2)