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Originally Posted by lbsnowryder
I know that the infield fly can't be called but what would the "dead ball" call represent and why would both runners be safe?
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I believe Welpe already answered this. It sounds like the runner on 2B was obstructed on their way to 3B. Maybe the shortstop or third baseman got in their way, enough that it caused the runner to deviate from their path. If that's the case, then the ball is immediately dead, and the runner is awarded the base they would have received had there been no obstruction. If a runner is obstructed, they may not be put out between the two bases where the obstruction occurred. In this case, if the runner would never have reached 3B, then the award would be 2B, and we put the runner back on 2B.
Or maybe the umpire screwed up. Without seeing the play, we can only speculate.