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Originally posted by rock_bottom
What's the infield fly rule? I've heard it explained once or twice but never understood.
On a somewhat related note, what happened when a ball bounced out of the park before the ground rule double was introduced?
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When there are runners on base with one or no outs, and a fly ball is hit in the infield, the batter is automatically called out, regardless of whether or not the ball is caught. This is done so the runners won't be easily thrown out if they try to tag up and they infielder lets the ball drop for a double play. It's really more simple than it sounds.
I'm pretty sure it was still a live ball for the ground rule double thing.