Thread: Infield Fly Rule
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Old Tue Aug 13, 2013, 07:23am
CecilOne CecilOne is offline
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Originally Posted by RKBUmp View Post
No different than any other uncaught fly ball, no need for the runners to retouch the base and may advance at own risk. Only difference is the batter is out and any possible force play is removed.
The point of the rule is protecting the runners from double plays if the ball is NOT caught.
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Last edited by CecilOne; Tue Aug 13, 2013 at 07:43am. Reason: NOT added
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