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Originally Posted by kfrisbee
If it is apparent that a fly ball will land infield, is PU required to call "Infield Fly"? If he does not, is the batter still supposed to be out if it hits the ground without being caught?
I am a first year coach getting a handle on rules and this happened last night where the play was not called by PU and 2 runs scored bacuase F4 picked the ball up and overthrew 1st base 
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In addition to what Scott said, for the Infield Fly Rule to be in effect, there must be a possible force play at 3B and less that 2 outs.
But the point I wanted to make was this: The IFR is not to give an unearned out to the defense, nor protect them from muffing the catch or overthrowing 1B. Its purpose, as Scott said, is to protect the
offense from a cheap double play.
And, no, the umpire is not "required" to make the call. It still requires his judgment about "ordinary effort."