Larry in TN

I'm interested in the Balk/No Balk breakdown on this pickoff. It was ruled no-balk but it looks like Kershaw moved forward, toward the plate, before throwing to 1B. What keeps this from being a balk? https://www.mlb.com/video/pickoff-attempt-1b-7q13fu

I don't think you can draw that conclusion. When something is the result of negotiation, as this rule would have been, the end result is something that is acceptable to all involved but it is unlikely to be exactly what any one of them wanted.

The Jomboy YouTube channel did a video on this replay. He put together three time-synced camera angles, which seems to show it very well.

Really?

And the video ends with, "that's obstruction!"

Nothing to protest. RLI is a judgement call.

Okay, thanks. Makes sense now.

The OP's description sounded like all runners completed their base award. How did they not?

The ball was already dead when it went out of play. Once the runners legally completed their base award it's just like any other time out. Nothing happens. No runners can be passed. No outs can be recorded. For an out, you'd need a base runner error, ball back in play, then a successful appeal. And, why would the umpires call time a second time? Time was out when the ball went out of play.

I saw that live. It was an unexpected play but Tumpane was right there. The announcer even noticed and commented on the rotation!

What rule?

What did the defense contend R1 did which would constitute interference?

Did anyone appeal a missed base at home?

Sounds like a two-base error. That is scored as a single error against F5 but accounts for the BR reaching 2B. The additional two bases are scored as fielder's choice.

A base advance "on the throw" is scored as fielder's choice so 1B then advance to 2B on FC.