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Encyclopedia: Infield Fly Rule

The Infield Fly Rule in baseball (specifically, rule 6.05e, coupled with the definition in rule section 2.00) is intended to prevent unfair gamesmanship by the fielders that would result in an easy double play. The infield fly rule applies when there are fewer than two outs, and there is a force play at third (runners on first and second base, or bases loaded.) In these situations, if a fair fly ball is hit that, in the umpire's judgment, is catchable by an infielder with ordinary effort, the batter is out regardless of whether the ball is actually caught in flight. The rule states that the umpire is supposed to announce, "Infield fly, if fair". If the ball will be almost certainly fair, the umpire will likely yell, "Infield fly, batter's out!" or just "Batter's out!"

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	(Japanese)	インフィールドフライ
	(Italian)	Infield fly

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batter gets there. A batter hits an infield popup when the infield fly rule applies. A caught fly... batter or baserunner in such a way that the umpire rules him "out". Sometimes when a player is... left and not returned to after a catch of a fly ball or line drive. A defending player with the...

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