Infield fly question

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by mista

1. Is the batter still out due to the infield fly rule?

2. When the ball goes into foul territory is it a dead ball situation?

3. If there was no infield fly rule called by the umpires, then would it be a foul ball in this situation?

1. No. IFF exists to protect the offense from an undeserved double play. A DP is not possible on an uncaught foul ball, so the protection lapses.

2. Yes. Ordinary foul ball, batter returns to the plate.

3. Whether it's called is irrelevant: the IFF rule applies whether the umpires say anything, and it fails to apply even if the umpires mistakenly call it (although mistakenly calling it can cause other problems).