No umpire worth their salt should mess up on the IF rule.
When I think it could be a factor- I always add---
"Infield fly- batter is out- IF FAIR !!!"
I have seen what was described happen,
but not often in my 45 years of umpiring.
One other aspect of this---- I also consider the level of
play when I call it--- because of the "easily caught"
part of the rule. I prefer to call it more liberally in
youth play to remove the chance of a "cheap"
double play. Calling "batter is OUT" forcefully.
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Keep everything in front of you
and have fun out there !!
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