In 1988, the A’s won 104 games. The Dodgers won 94. But Los Angeles won four of five against Oakland in October, which is all that really matters, and the Dodgers’ Kirk Gibson’s Game 1 walkoff homer ...

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 balk, ...

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 ...

There are a lot of ways to lose a baseball game, but the Houston Astros managed to lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Saturday night in one of the most annoying ways possible: a balk. Let's set ...

“I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule.” —Ron Luciano, former major-league umpire For all the talk about how complicated the infield fly rule is, it’s got nothing on the balk.

It’s not quite up there with the “What’s a Catch” debate among NFL fans, but identifying when a pitcher balks can be difficult to spot when watching a baseball game. But that’s what Major League ...