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Originally posted by bellnier
...since all the conditions were met (especially since the fielder had a chance to catch the ball with normal effort)?
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All of the conditions were NOT met, even though it seemed like they would be when the umpire made the call.
ASA Rule 1 - DEFINITIONS - INFIELD FLY starts out this way,
The rule ends this way...
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If a declared infield fly becomes a foul ball, it is treated the same as any foul.
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FOUL BALL, dead ball, runners return, batter returns to the box (exception SP with 2 strikes - batter out on strike 3).