Infield fly rule question?

Question

Say there are runners on first and second and the batter hits a high fly ball and the umpire calls the fly rule; what would happen if the defensive player miss plays it and it ends up bouncing foul?

Answer 1

it doesnt metter uz hes out already nd also you can get a double play on those dumass baserunners it they dont noe wut a infield fly rule is

Answer 2

It's an out regardless.

Answer 3

Batter is out.  The runners can advance at their own discretion

Answer 4

ok if he touchs  in fair ground the still be an out. on an infeild rule.

if its close to the line they umpire will call

"infeild fly rule if fair"

If he didn't touch no else does it be foul.  

Answer 5

It's an out either way, I'm pretty sure.

Answer 6

Doesn't effect the out. The runners can advance at their own discretion but usually dont.

Answer 7

IF CALLED - INFIELD FLY....the play is over and the batter is out. The runners cannot advance.

There is no going back and saying, "Oh wait, it went foul so no infield fly".

The misplay cannot happen, that is why the umpires call infield fly. It keeps the fielders from purposely missing the fly ball and trying to double a runner off a base...

Answer 8

It's a foul ball. This is why trained umpires will say "Infield fly, the batter is out if fair" on infield-flies hit near the foul line.

To those who have given a wrong answer (and I'm surprised there are so many of you), why not try opening a rule book before answering? Because if you can't back your answer up with a citation, you shouldn't answer at all.

Answer 9

The Umpire yells. "Infield Fly if fair" so there you go...

Answer 10

So many wrong answers on here.  If the ball is foul, it does not qualify under the infield fly rule, and NO ONE is out.  One side note for a couple of the other answers, an infield fly is not a dead ball.  Once an infield fly is called, and the ball is either caught or reaches the ground, runners may advance at their own risk.  

Answer 11

If the ball rolls untouched and foul between first and third then it is a foul ball.  If the ball is touched in fair territory or rolls fair beyond first or third then it is a fair ball, a live ball with the batter remaining out.

Answer 12

To be an infield fly it has to be a fair ball.  If it's not touched by the defense before going foul it simply a foul ball and the batter gets another chance.

If it's close to the line most umpires will yell "Infield fly if fair".

edit: I see a lot of incorrect information here so time to break out the rule book.  This is straight from the MLB rule book listing the definition of the Infield Fly.  Notice the 6th word says FAIR.

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.".....

Answer 13

The batter is out, no matter what happens to the ball and the runners can advance at their own risk.

EDIT- and to the person above me who said that the runners couldnt advance, you are wrong. The runners can advance IF THEY WANT, but most times they just stay.

Answer 14

the batter is out. The fielder doesn't need to catch the ball but it is better to catch it so the runners can't advance.