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Guest Pecosbill
When first and second, or first second and third are occupied and there’s less than two out and the batter hits an infield pop up, easily catchable: is the umpire required to VERBALLY announce the “Infield fly rule, batter’s out” or can he just signal it by put in his hand in the air? I always thought it was the former, but when the situation happened in our MSBL league the umpires insisted that they are not required to verbally announce the rule applicable. But without the umpire verbally announcing it, how are the players, who are keeping their eyes on the ball, supposed to know what has been called?
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johnnyg08
The umpires were correct. The players are responsible for knowing the situation. The players should listen to their coaches. The situation dictates IFF, not the call.
beerguy55
The rule doesn't require the umpire to judge a player's intent to catch a ball - just that it could/should be caught with ordinary effort. The pitcher could have caught it with ordinary effort - does
maven
You're not thinking of the rule correctly. The condition for IFF is that the ball CAN be caught with ordinary effort. That judgment should take level of play and general weather conditions (esp.
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