A bizarre balk rule had the Guardians completely exasperated Wednesday night. Cleveland starter Ben Lively and manager Stephen Vogt could not believe the balk call against Lively that forced in a run ...

Balks are called by an umpire. Mostly, they are called because of actions that might deceive the batter and baserunners. Also, balks can be called for specific actions that are against rules intended ...

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Ben Lively was called for a balk on Wednesday that left fans mystified. Lively started for Cleveland in their 2-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. He was pitching ...

If it walks like a balk, looks like a balk, and sure as hell moves like a balk, then it’s probably a balk. Unless you’re Matthew Boyd. The Cubs’ lefty has somehow tiptoed past every balk call this ...

Can we talk? Of course, we can. We live in an age of talk, perhaps especially when it comes to sports. Blame analytics, blame websites, blogs and podcasts, blame Cris Colinsworth, it’s all-talk, all ...