Can a baseball player intentionally drop a ball?

Under Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(12), the batter is out, the ball is dead, and runner(s) return to their original base(s) when an infielder intentionally drops a fair fly ball or line drive with runners on first, first and second, first and third, or bases loaded (with less than two out).

What happens if you drop an infield fly rule?

What happens if you drop an infield fly? Regardless of if the ball is caught or not, once the umpire calls infield fly, the batter is out. The ball is still live and base runners are allowed to advance at their own risk.

Is infield fly a dead ball?

The Infield Fly only calls the batter out. It does NOT create a dead-ball situation. Runners are allowed to advance at their own jeopardy the same as any other fly ball. If uncaught, the runners may run or choose to stay on their base, but if they run they have to be tagged out as they are no longer forced to run.

What is a stranded runner?

A baserunner is said to have been left on base (abbreviated LOB) or stranded when the half-inning ends and he has not scored or been put out. It also includes runners on base at the end of a game, as when the home team scores a winning run in the ninth or a subsequent inning.

Can a line drive be an infield fly?

An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, orfirst, second and third bases are occupied, before two are out.

What does Designated hitter mean?

The designated hitter — or “DH” — is a player who bats in place of the pitcher. The pitcher still handles his regular duties when his team is on defense, so the designated hitter does not play in the field.

Can you steal on a caught foul ball?

A foul tip is not treated as a normal foul ball or caught fly ball. On a foul tip the ball is live and in play and the runners shall treat it as if the batter did not make contact. This means that a runner is allowed to steal on a foul tip without retouching the base he is coming from.

Can runners advance on a caught foul ball?

After a legal tag up, runners are free to attempt to advance, even if the ball was caught in foul territory. On short fly balls, runners seldom attempt to advance after tagging up, due to the high risk of being thrown out.

What is the L in baseball?

An entire team receives a “loss” on its record if it scores fewer runs than the opposing team. The pitcher gets pinned with the loss (an L) on his record is the pitcher that allowed the base-runner whom eventually scored the ultimate lead.