Infield Fly Rule in baseball?

Question

In base ball what exactly is the infield fly rule?

When do the umpires call it?

And what is the point of it?

Answer 1

infeild fly rule is when a man is on first,second,thrid

or first and second

there has to be less than 2 outs

it takes away the easy double play, infeild rule is to which can be caught oridery effort

Answer 2

ok the infield fly rule is when there is 0-1 outs and there is either people on 1st and 2nd or just 1st. if the batter hits it in the air (in the infield) the umpire calls the batter out. and the runners don't move up. the reason they do this is so the 1st baseman (or any baseman) can't drop the ball on purpose and touch the nearest base and get an easy double play.  

Answer 3

When a fly ball is hit that can be caught by an infielder (not necessarily in the infield) in fair territory, and there are less then 2 outs, and runners on first and second or the bases loaded, an infield fly is called. The batter is then automatically out, and runners can advance at their own risk.(They must tag up as on any fly ball if it is caught - and do not have to advance if it isn't)

This is done to prevent infielders in that situation from letting the ball drop on purpose in order to get a double play.

Answer 4

An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt)

which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first,

second and third bases are occupied, before two are out. The pitcher, catcher and any

outfielder who stations himself in the infield on the play shall be considered infielders for the

purpose of this rule.

When it seems apparent that a batted ball will be an Infield Fly, the umpire shall

immediately declare “Infield Fly” for the benefit of the runners. If the ball is near the

baselines, the umpire shall declare “Infield Fly, if Fair.”

The ball is alive and runners may advance at the risk of the ball being caught, or

retouch and advance after the ball is touched, the same as on any fly ball. If the hit becomes

a foul ball, it is treated the same as any foul.

If a declared Infield Fly is allowed to fall untouched to the ground, and bounces foul

before passing first or third base, it is a foul ball. If a declared Infield Fly falls untouched to

the ground outside the baseline, and bounces fair before passing first or third base, it is an

Infield Fly.

Answer 5

The infield fly rule is needed cause a second baseman could drop the ball and get a double play. They call it with fewer than 2 outs because on 2 outs u run on anything.

Answer 6

The infield fly rule applies only when there are fewer than two outs, and there is a force play at third (runners on first and second base, or bases loaded). In these situations, if a fair fly ball is hit that, in the umpire's judgment, is catchable by an infielder with ordinary effort, the batter is out regardless of whether the ball is actually caught in flight. The rule states that the umpire is supposed to announce, "Infield fly, if fair." If the ball will be almost certainly fair, the umpire will likely yell, "Infield fly, batter's out!" or just "Batter's out!" Umpires also typically raise one arm straight up to signal to everyone that the rule is in effect..

This rule was introduced in response to infielders intentionally dropping pop-ups in order to get multiple outs by forcing out the runners on base, who were pinned near their bases while the ball was in the air