Re: Baseball Rules Question: You make the call
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There were umpires there. They made an incorrect call and the remainder of the game was played under protest.
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When an infield fly situation occurs, is it mandatory for the umpires to declare it? Do they have to call it on every infield fly? If it's at the umpire's discretion to call it then both batters are clearly out.
There was a Yanks Sox game a couple weeks ago where there was a runner on first, a batter hits a high fly, which would land on the pitchers mound. 3 of the yankee infielders stood under it, the ball dropped, arod took it and threw to 2nd and the runner who started at 1st was out since he was waiting to tag at first. The umpires didn't call the infield fly rule there, and it was a high pop that landed on the pitchers mound, about as much infield fly as you can get. It was also advantageous for the Yankees to let the ball drop, the runner at first was a pinch runner (stern) and the batter was someone slower like millar or nixon, i forget who.
So in that case the umps did not call the rule into a effect, which makes me guess its at their discretion. If it is, both runners are out.
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