Mets-Royals Walk-Off Balk Dooms New York as Josh Walker's PitchCom Fails And Umpires Call a Leg Pump скачать в хорошем качестве

Mets-Royals Walk-Off Balk Dooms New York as Josh Walker's PitchCom Fails And Umpires Call a Leg Pump

The Kansas City Royals walked off the Mets as umpires called New York pitcher Josh Walker for a start-stop balk after his PitchCom failed. Crew Chief Marvin Hudson and 3B Umpire John Tumpane convened to call the game-ending balk while HP Umpire Ryan Blakney stood by. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2023/... Facebook:   / closecallsports   Twitter:   / closecallsports   Discord:   / discord   HP Umpire Blakney had signaled a disengagement and appeared to honor Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez's "Time" request when the fresh-into-the-game Walker signaled PitchCom distress, but 3B Umpire Tumpane and 1B Umpire and Crew Chief Hudson met and after brief confirmation that they had both seem the leg pump signaled the balk and base award, all while HP Umpire Blakney stood near the mound with his lineup card out, as if he were preparing to document a charged mound visit. In sum, the call—a start-stop balk for the pitcher failing to go from Stretch to Set Position in one continuous and uninterrupted motion—appeared proper, but mechanically...it could have been a disaster. *The start-stop is ordinarily balked under Official Baseball Rule 6.02(a)(1) for a pitcher who "makes any motion naturally associated with their pitch and fails to make such delivery," but over the years OBR 5.07(a)(2), requiring pitchers to go from Stretch to Set "without interruption and in one continuous motion," has been colloquially deemed a balk in practice as well.