- May 13, 2008
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You gotta love pictures of elite pitchers breaking the rules
If she broke the rules I'm sure she'd be called on it.
Rule 6-2c…About the pitch: the pivot foot may remain in contact with or may push off and drag away from the pitching plate prior to the front foot touching the ground, as long as the pivot foot remains in contact with the ground and within the 24-inch length. Pushing off with the pivot foot from a place other than the pitcher’s plate is illegal.
I have some umpire friends and this is how I'm told the rule is interpreted.
The confusing part is...
Pushing off with the pivot foot from a place other than the pitcher’s plate is illegal.
What is referred to here is a leap or crow hop where the pitcher is replanting.
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