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The infield fly rule is explained in the Official Baseball Rules in two places: . Definitions of terms: Infield Fly; Rule 5.09 (Batter is out) The rule applies only when there are fewer than two outs, and there is a force play at third base (which means there are runners at first and second base, or the bases are loaded). [2]
An infielder about to field a ground ball. A line drive (colloquially, a "liner" or "rope") is a batted ball "hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground." [14] Batters are usually most successful when they hit line drives, reaching base over 70% of the time, as compared to about 25% of the time on ground balls or fly balls. [15]
Usually announced as a pair of numbers, for instance "3–0" (pronounced "three and oh"), with the first number being the number of balls and the second being the number of strikes. A 3–2 count – one with the maximum number of balls and strikes in a given at bat – is referred to as a full count .
The tackle that injured Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Monday night is reportedly being investigated by the NFL to see if it contains elements of the hip-drop takedown, which the ...
The Auburn men's basketball team is going to be a little late getting into Houston. The Tigers' flight west had to be turned around due to mid-trip "horseplay" between a group of players that ...
Two plays later, Retzlaff found Chase Roberts for a 30-yard gain to midfield with 1:13 to go. Seven plays after that, Will Ferrin kicked a go-ahead 44-yard field goal with three seconds to go.
For most of baseball's history, there were no commonplace methods to quantify how hard-hit a batted ball was — the only aspect of the ball's speed being tracked was how fast the pitcher threw it, measured using various evolutions of radar guns. In 2015, MLB introduced Statcast technology to all 30 of its ballparks, in part to track exit ...
Baseball statistics measure which counts are most likely to produce favorable outcomes for the pitcher or the batter. Counts of 3–1 and 2–0 are considered advantageous to batters ("hitters' counts"), because the pitcher—faced with the possibility of walking the batter—is more likely to throw a ball in the strike zone, particularly a fastball.