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May 16, 2024
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JOPE
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There has to be a faucet third, for the infield fly rule to apply
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Always run it out
Longseason
May 16, 8:46am
I had that done to me in city league softball as a runner once.
XORCoug
May 16, 8:50am
I've thought about this situation a lot. Seems darned if you do darned if you
gangbusters
May 16, 8:52am
It's the batter's fault, not the baserunner
Clark Addison
May 16, 8:55am
Yep. The best-case scenario is for the batter to run it out to first so he's
XORCoug
May 16, 8:56am
The runner should’ve just stayed at first, that was a big mistake here
JOPE
May 16, 8:51am
Nope - they can still thrown him out at second if they drop the ball.
XORCoug
May 16, 8:52am
But not double him up
DiamondMo
May 16, 8:56am
They can if the batter doesn’t run to first which happened here.
Busting Coveys
May 16, 8:57am
Got it. But his job is to stay.
DiamondMo
May 16, 9:18am
He did, until he couldn't and was being forced to run.
Corn Pop
May 16, 9:50am
They easily can if he's still in a force situation. Just tag him and then the
Corn Pop
May 16, 9:06am
Correct play is for runner to stay at first and batter to hustle to first.
RGGeemer
May 16, 8:56am
Correct
JOPE
May 16, 8:57am
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RoaroftheCougartails
May 16, 8:53am
The runner isn’t protected though even standing on first base. He’s forced to run. Tag the runner standing on first and
Busting Coveys
May 16, 9:30am
I think I saw the same thing, or similar, happen at a Rangers game earlier this season.
IdahoCoug
May 16, 8:53am
Why do you say that? What was the runner supposed to do?
RGGeemer
May 16, 8:53am
That batter should have ran down and stood by the base.
Longseason
May 16, 8:54am
I see. Agreed there
RGGeemer
May 16, 8:55am
Wait until he tries that with runners on first and second and less than 2 outs.
RoaroftheCougartails
May 16, 8:54am
My guess is he’s smart enough to know when the infield fly rule is on.
Busting Coveys
May 16, 8:55am
For sure, just trying to liven this discussion up 😂
RoaroftheCougartails
May 16, 8:57am
He can't as the infield fly rule would be in effect. Meaning the base runners
Corn Pop
May 16, 9:08am
Isn't that why the infield fly rule exists?
BigTex
May 16, 8:55am
Doesn't apply with just 1 on base because the runner could theoretically make it
RGGeemer
May 16, 8:55am
Runners on first and second and less than 2 outs, yes. Runners may advance at their own peril after that.
RoaroftheCougartails
May 16, 8:56am
Or bases loaded. Basically there needs to be a force-out at 3rd.
XORCoug
May 16, 8:58am
There has to be a faucet third, for the infield fly rule to apply
JOPE
May 16, 8:58am
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