Infield Fly - ball lands foul & rolls fair

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by bd41flpk

Also, can someone please give me some wording around the characteristics of the 'infield fly' rule?

Another very important thing to remember is: the infield fly rule is NOT there to punish the offense. It is there to PROTECT the offense. Without the infield fly rule, a ball could be fair and uncaught, thereby putting the offense in jeopardy of an easy double or triple play.

I'm something of a rules historian and would be happy to give you some of the history of the rule if need be to further your understanding of the rule.

And...welcome to the forum.