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His movement doesn't count as a pitch. It doesn't count at all, it is like if he had thrown to first base or to any other player.
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When an umpire enforces a balk it is treated as a no pitch. There is a situation called a quick pitch where the pitcher throws the ball before the batter is ready or when he is not on the pitching rubber. In this situation, if runners are on base it is a balk but if no runners are on base it is called a ball.
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