chalen

If you really meant to type "walk" (e.g., R2, balk wild pitch ball four, bad throw to third, R2 thrown out at the plate), I'd agree. BR is awarded first on the walk. But OP described a potential base hit.

By rule, if BR doesn't safely reach 1B (or at least pass it), we must enforce the balk. Place R2 on 3B and return the batter to the box. No pitch.

If you are the smart batter-runner here, do not touch first base. If the defense doesn't tag you out, abandon if you must. Then your R2 who was thrown out at the plate will be alive again at 3B.

F2 catches ball four and immediately requests time. When do you grant it? Do you wait until BR reaches first, or gets most of the way there and appears unlikely to continue to 2B? Or do you just confirm that someone is covering 2B? Would you grant time immediately if 2B and 3B are occupied and those runners are not going anywhere? Your answer probably depends on the age/level. Younger BRs are more likely to attempt to continue past 1B.

Yes, my "That's a balk!" above, after calling "Time!", was to reiterate the balk that was called a few seconds earlier. I think that's very important if you are killing a batted ball. But I would even call it a second time even on a very simple balk (like a feint to 1B when the pitcher never releases the ball): "That's a balk!" [Confirm ball is still under F1's control.] "Time! That's a balk! You, second base!"

To clarify the choices: (#1) The infield fly is still in effect, meaning that the balk will be enforced. If that's the choice, when do you call time? I guess you do need to indicate "Infield fly!" to clarify why you are killing the play. I think the mechanic would be "Infield fly!" Then wait until the ball comes down so fielders don't look away with the ball coming down on them. Then immediately call "Time! That's a balk!" Add "No pitch!" if you want, and award bases. (#2) Because the defense screwed up, and in this situation a double play is impossible, reward the offense by ignoring the infield fly rule and require the defense to make a play. If they fail to catch the ball and fail to make a play, allow the offense to capitalize off of that. In that case, you say nothing unless the ball is caught or someone is out before advancing. (And then: "Time! That's a balk! ...") If the batter-runner and all runners advance one base, ignore the balk. I don't think any rules really allow us to ignore the infield fly. So I'm thinking option #1. But there's a good argument for #2.

OBR. Infield fly situation, pitcher balks but pitches, and batter hits what would normally be called an infield fly. Do you (1) call something like "Infield fly! Time! That's a balk!"? Or would you (2) just ignore the IFF because the defense cannot get a cheap double play, and call time and enforce the balk if the ball is caught (or if any runner doesn't advance)? #2 seems right because #1 might penalize the offense, but is there a definitive ruling on this?

Agreed, once BR has crossed the bag. But what if he is only 10 feet out of the box?

1) Surely the play at home should not get a call. A missed tag at the plate with the runner also missing the plate gets no call. 2) For the play at 2B I am liking "Off the bag!" without "Safe!". 3) I'm not sure about the 1B play. The defense screwed up, why should we warn them they need to make another attempt? Maybe a call is warranted if F3 is throwing to 2B for a play on R1, because everyone needs to know whether the force has been removed.

Here are three similar situations where the defense thinks they have a force out, but they missed the base. The runner is still some distance away from the base. What, if anything, should the umpire say or signal? 1) Bases loaded, slow roller to F5, throw to F2. F2 sweeps his foot toward the plate but misses. He tosses lazily back to F1. I waited for R3 to touch the plate and came up with an emphatic "Safe! Off the plate! Safe!" 2) Should be a routine 4-6-3 double play but F6 fielded the throw after passing over 2B. I shouted "Safe!" and signaled "Off the bag!" while moving for a play at 1B ("He's out!"), then immediately back to 2B with "Safe! Safe! Off the bag!" Some say not to signal anything initially. Some say I was right. But I'm not sure I like "Safe!" since R1 was certainly not yet safe. How about simply "Off the bag!"? 3) Chopper to 1B. F3 takes it lunging above the bag and thinks he touched 1B on the way down, but he missed. Do you alert the players that the play failed, or not?