But, seriously, what is a balk, anyway? Baseball has a fair amount of rules that are open to subjectivity, but none more famous than a balk. While there are letter-of-the-law rules regarding a ...

Yadier Molina has played 19 seasons in the big leagues. He knows a balk when he sees one, and apparently, he knows it better than an entire umpiring crew. The Pittsburgh Pirates were upset on ...

James Outman scored the go-ahead run on a balk by Ryne Stanek and the Dodgers rallied to beat the Astros 8-7 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. Stanek, his long blond hair flying ...

"How is that a balk?" That certainly appeared to be what Astros reliever Ryne Stanek — and likely others watching at home — were wondering as second-base umpire Junior Valentine signaled for ...

For much of last year, U.S. beer sales seemed largely unaffected as rising prices squeezed shoppers’ pocketbooks. Some beer drinkers traded up to fancier brands as an affordable indulgence ...

The Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday night, and the decisive play came on a walk-off balk committed by reliever Matt Wisler. Wisler committed ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Major League Baseball plans to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in 2023 as it implements sweeping rules changes, including a pitch clock that will place more focus on ...

The Mets took a lead into the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday night after Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer — but they lost on a balk-off: Josh Walker entered the game in relief and balked ...

Four walks, a knock and a balk. These were the primary ingredients in the witches brew of a cocktail that the Dodgers stirred together for a wacky eighth-inning rally that capped an 8-7 come-from ...