We’re not even at the All-Star break yet, and the 2022 MLB season has already been a banner year for balks. We’ve already seen Craig Kimbrel break out an intentional balk to prevent sign stealing in the ninth inning. Just last week, we saw the Reds win on just the second walk-off balk in the team’s history.
On Wednesday, the Mets scored on a balk from Braves pitcher Jesse Chavez, and you don’t even need to be an expert on MLB rules to see that balk. It was as blatant as it gets.
With Fransisco Lindor on third base in the seventh inning, Chavez appeared to get distracted by William Contreras’ signal *just* as he was coming set. Chavez tried to stop himself and then immediately realized that he messed up big time.
