Infield Fly

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Runner Interference on Infield Fly Rule Again in 2024 MLB Season

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Twice in a span of six days in the 2024 MLB season, we had a runner interference call in the middle of an Infield Fly rule situation. The most recent being a game on May 29, 2024 between the Yankees and Angels when Juan Soto was called for interference when the IFR was invoked.  Because…

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Rare Interference on Infield Fly Rule

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The May 23, 2024 Orioles-White Sox game ended on a controversial note when a rare interference, Infield Fly rule ended in a double play. Here is what happened: The White Sox trailing 8-6 had Andrew Vaughn on second base and Gavin Sheets on first base with one out when Andrew Benintendi, facing Craig Kimbrel, hit…

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The Many Layers of the Infield Fly Rule

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The A’s and Rangers played at Globe Life Field on April 11, 2024. In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers had Adolis Garcia on second and Jonah Heim on first and one out when Jared Walsh hit a fly ball in the area of the pitcher’s mound. Several A’s converged on the ball. A’s…

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Carlos Correa Drops Controversial Infield Fly

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When the Umpire Messes up an Infield Fly

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Umpires are human so sometimes they make calls that make no sense, like calling an Infield Fly with no runner at 2B. It happens quite a bit at the amateur level and often causes chaos because no one knows what to do. Bring some sensibility and calmness to you next rules discussion by learning this…

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Interference? Obstruction? Infield Fly? You Be the Umpire

Topics: Infield Fly, Runner Interference

The Dodgers hosted the Marlins on Aug. 26, 2012. In the bottom of the seventh, the Dodgers had Adrian Gonzalez on second base and Andre Ethier on first with one out when Luis Cruz hit a soft fly between home and first. Marlins’ catcher Rob Brantly made an attempt to catch the ball but missed….

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Runner Advances on Infield Fly

Topics: Infield Fly, Official Baseball Rules, Placing Runners, Rule of the Week, Runners, Video - Runner
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Big League Chaos – Dropped Infield Fly

Topics: Fair Territory, Infield Fly, Runners, Video - Fielder, Video - Runner
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Can an Outfielder Catch an Infield fly?

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When Should an Umpire Call a Pop-Up “Infield Fly?”

Topics: Infield Fly, Umpire, Uncategorized
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