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Infield fly throw out runner that is to far from his base
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piranhaost
We had a situation during our previous game where the shortstop catched an infield fly ball called by the umpire. Runner standing on first base. Shortstop catched the ball and threw the ball directly to first base where the runner was heading back to . So ball was quicker to first base than the runner on first. I know the ball is still alive after an infield fly and that runners may advance on their own risk. So in my opnion runner on first was out and this was a double play? Was this the right call?
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noumpere
What if we didn't?
ArchAngel72
It does depend when the runner left the base. If they left prior to the catch than they can be out on appeal. If the shortstop caught the ball and then the runner drifted off then they need to be tag
maven
Correct. In your actual play, the throw to 1B was a retouch appeal, which you granted. Only the base needs to be tagged. If something else had happened, then the ruling would be different. Folks
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