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Old 09-24-2019, 02:21 PM   #5
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Illegal? No.

Unethical? No.

Unsportsmanlike? Hell yes.
actually, it could be deemed illegal according to MLB rules.... rule 6.04c:

"No fielder shall take a position in the batter's line of vision, and with deliberate unsportsmanlike intent, act in a manner to distract the batter."


(penalty for which is that player gets ejected from the game)


of course, making the determination of 'deliberate unsportsmanlike intent' leaves it up to interpretation
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