Years ago if a ball that bounced and hit a batter he was not awarded first base. But that rule has since been changed.

 

The infield fly rule is there to protect the offense. The infield fly rule is a routine play that does not include a line drive or bunt. ( The intentional Dropped ball rule would apply on an intentional dropped line drive or bunt)

 

As stated above the runners can try to advance at but are liable to be put out. So the runner at third should have also been called out.

Here's one that baffled me. Maybe I'm wrong. Anyway, batter is deep in the batter's box. His cleats are clearly in the box as he swings. The bat hits the catcher's mitt. Ump called strike. Now, I always thought that if the batter is in the batter's box and he swings and hits the mitt, it's catcher's interference. Ump's explanation was that the batter was too deep in the batter's box and that the catcher had the right to have his glove in that area.

 

Any thoughts?

We had a situation on Saturday with a catcher's interference call and the opposing coach wondering if we were set up too deep since there was no drawn batter's box.

 

He took my son's bat, measured from the back point of the plate and drew a line from that point and out to note the back of the batter's box.

... like Edwin Encarnacion.

 

Only shorter.