Which statement correctly describes the warm-up throws schedule for the starting pitcher?

Which statement correctly describes the warm-up throws schedule for the starting pitcher?

• A. Not more than five throws timed from the first throw.
• B. Not more than eight throws timed from the first throw.
• C. Not more than five throws timed from when the infielders take their positions.
• D. Not more than ten throws from when he gets to the mound.

Answer: (B)

Warm-up throws are limited to keep the game moving. The clock starts with the first throw to the catcher, and the pitcher may throw no more than eight times in that timed warm-up before delivering the first pitch. This counting from the initial throw, not from when infielders arrive or when he reaches the mound, sets the limit. So eight throws is the correct maximum in that warm-up window. The other options either use the wrong starting point or the wrong number.

Warm-up throws are limited to keep the game moving. The clock starts with the first throw to the catcher, and the pitcher may throw no more than eight times in that timed warm-up before delivering the first pitch. This counting from the initial throw, not from when infielders arrive or when he reaches the mound, sets the limit. So eight throws is the correct maximum in that warm-up window. The other options either use the wrong starting point or the wrong number.