A pitcher is in his set position and the runner on second suddenly takes off running towards third. Pitcher sees this and throws to third where the runner is tagged out.
However, the ump calls a balk after the tag and awards the runner third base anyway.
What could have happened to cause this call? This happened to my son at a high-level showcase and we can't figure out what could have caused the call. It seems apparent that the runner must have noticed soemthing, otherwise who in their right mind would take off running when the pitcher is in the set??
Any possibilities on why a balk would be called here?
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