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2B timed pick at 2nd

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The setup of 3

Runner on 2nd. Pitcher comes set and looks back.

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Situation

Runner on 2nd

On a count: SS fakes, 2B breaks when the pitcher looks home, the pitcher spins on two.

Signal

Catcher gives the sign (for example, touches his mask, then his shin guard). Pitcher comes set and looks at second. When he turns his head home, that's the trigger: 2B breaks for the bag, the pitcher counts "one thousand one, one thousand two" and spins.

Responsibilities

Coaching points

The pick works because everyone's on the same count. Practise the timing until it's automatic.
SS's fake is part of it: the runner gets comfortable when SS goes back to his spot.

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