Editing Pitching position (section)

{{Short description|Legal pitching positions in baseball}}
In [[baseball]], there are two legal [[pitch (baseball)|pitching]] positions: the windup, and the set. Colloquially, the set is often referred to as "the stretch", although this term actually only refers to one part of the pitching motion when pitching from the set.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ellis|first=Steven|title=Pitching Mechanics|url=http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_mechanics.htm|access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref>