MLB rules changes have been all the rage this spring. One rule that hasn’t been changed but will be more heavily enforced is the balk. But what is a balk? Major League Baseball has made some changes ...

Balks are called by an umpire. Mostly, they are called because of actions that might deceive the batter and baserunners. Also, balks can be called for specific actions that are against rules intended ...

Major League Baseball intends to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in the upcoming season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The extra emphasis will coincide with a bunch of changes beginning in ...

A bizarre balk rule had the Guardians completely exasperated Wednesday night. Cleveland starter Ben Lively and manager Stephen Vogt could not believe the balk call against Lively that forced in a run ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — One of baseball’s most controversial rules, the balk is also one of its most misunderstood. But when the Guardians have been called for balks this season, it generally has resulted ...

For better or for worse, spitting is as big a part of baseball as hot dogs and apple pie. If you used a pencil and paper to count how many times players spit during a game you’d go through three or ...

Major League Baseball intends to "emphasize enforcement of the balk rule" during the 2023 season, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The crackdown is aimed toward corralling "bouncing" or "rolling" ...

Pitchers aren’t the only players who can be called for balks, evidently, and the San Francisco Giants found this out the hard way. I, a man paid to write about baseball, did not know this either! So I ...

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers in strange fashion on Sunday afternoon in Arlington. With runners on second and third in the eighth inning and Astros slugger Evan Gattis at the plate, Texas ...

OK, so: This is going to get a little complicated. But that's seemingly the case when it comes to what is and isn't a balk in Major League Baseball. And we'll see if that becomes a factor in the 2022 ...

Can we talk? Of course, we can. We live in an age of talk, perhaps especially when it comes to sports. Blame analytics, blame websites, blogs and podcasts, blame Cris Colinsworth, it’s all-talk, all ...