How Do You Explain The Infield Fly Rule?
It’s perhaps the most oft-misunderstood rule in all of sports. The Infield Fly rule has confounded children, parents, boyfriends, and girlfriends alike for as long as baseball has been around. What? The batter’s out? But they haven’t caught the ball! Here now is a great way to explain, along with a definition of, one of baseball’s most confusing rules. Put on a baseball game. It’s an extremely difficult rule to explain unless you can see the situation in which it applies. Not sure when it applies? Here’s where it happens: The infield fly rule applies when there are either men on first and second base, or when the bases are loaded. In either of these situations, any batter who hits a pop-up that can be reasonably caught by an infielder is automatically out, regardless of whether or not they catch the ball. The runners can still tag up and advance if the ball is caught, but they usually don’t. Watch the game closely. If it helps keep your son/daughter/boyfriend/girlfriend/wife interested
