In USA:
If the batter reaches 1st base safely and all other runners advance at least one base, the illegal pitch is cancelled.
If either condition is not met, team may choose result of play or ball on the batter.
Just a ball, correct?
The ball is dead immediately when an illegal pitch is called. There can not be any plays once the ball is dead. Play is suspended.
Or commonly know as the Barnhill amendment.This is incorrect; this is a delayed dead ball. Play continues.
It is a BALL on the Batter or the offensive team can take the result of the play. As others have mentioned, if the batter reaches 1B safely and any other runner also advances at least 1B safely, the option is no longer available and the result of the play stands.
The 'runners advance' part of the penalty was taken away a couple of years ago (Yay); I am not aware of any code that has not changed their ruleset to this.
This is incorrect; this is a delayed dead ball. Play continues.
It is a BALL on the Batter or the offensive team can take the result of the play. As others have mentioned, if the batter reaches 1B safely and any other runner also advances at least 1B safely, the option is no longer available and the result of the play stands.
The 'runners advance' part of the penalty was taken away a couple of years ago (Yay); I am not aware of any code that has not changed their ruleset to this.
The ball is not dead immediately on an illegal pitch, it is a delayed dead ball.The ball is dead immediately when an illegal pitch is called. There can not be any plays once the ball is dead. Play is suspended.