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How can you determine ordinary effort if no effort at all was made?
The rule states that it is based on the closest infielder. If all the fielders leave the area where the umpire anticipates the ball to land and there is no one situated where they can catch the ball, why should the offense be denied the BR reaching base safely?
While the IF rule is meant to prevent the runners from being placed in a no-win situation, it is not meant to give the defense and automatic out just because the batted ball doesn't leave the infield.
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