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It's legal as long as the pitcher isn't on the mound. for instance if a batter hits a double and the ball is thrown back into the infield, one of the middle infielders can hold on to the ball while the pitcher acts as if he has it. The pitcher can act upset about the hit he gave up and possibly put his hands on his knees or squat, all the time facing the cather, though not on the mound. The baserunner could think the pitcher has the ball and start to take a lead. This is when one of the middle infielders comes and tags him. But you can't do it like they show in the movies...with the pitcher all set and ready to pitch, and then someone tags the runner out.
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Yes it is legal. However, in the Official Rules, the pitcher must not be "on or astride" the rubber during the hidden ball trick. He can be right behind or just to the side of the rubber. In high school rules, he must be at least five feet away from the rubber and in NCAA rules he may not be on the mound at all.
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VERY LEGAL. The pitcher can be on the mound, but cannot be on the rubber. He CAN be set to pitch as long as his back foot is not on the rubber (Normally the pitcher would be in the "stride" Stance with runner(s) on base) He would want to pretend the ball is in his glove and a good way to do this is hold the glove to your chest (especially left handers) and bend down like you are looking into your catcher for the signs, remember keep your back foot off the rubber, and move your pitch arm to your side as the runner takes his lead, the infield tags him, he's out. Another trick, is there are nobody on base and the pitcher walks the batter...as long as time isn't called if he feels he wants to try and take second base he can, there is no rule he must stop at first, but, he must touch first base on his way to second.
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yes it is. But in babe ruth baseball under the umpire rulebook, the pitcher may not be on the mound or rubber.
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Of course it is. The pitcher just can not be on or astride the rubber. As far as being behind the rubber, if the umpire feels the pitcher is in that position in order to deceive the runner, it will probably be ruled a balk. Some leagues have felt it necessary to modify the Official Rules and unwisely added "not on the mound" to their rules.
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