Re: Baseball Rules Question: You make the call
Hey guys I do a fair amount of umpiring and KilgoreTrout has got it right (at least for MLB rules). The IFR does not apply because there are not two runners on. A Fielder cannot intentionally drop a ball to start a double play. Normally this rule isn’t enforced, but because the fielder blatantly broke the rule (because he touched it) it must be called. Had he let the ball drop most umpires would let it go.
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