The batter swings and pops the pitch up high into the air, over the infield. Multiple fielders gather, but there’s a ...

The Oakland Athletics turned an interesting double play to get out of a seventh-inning jam Thursday during their 1–0 win over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. With one out and runners on first ...

Carson Kelly and Nico Hoerner react after a pop up drops in the middle of the infield. Nam Huh / AP William Contreras’ routine pop-up wasn’t so routine after all. And a ball that typically is ruled an ...

The Milwaukee Brewers got off to a hot start at Wrigley Field on Oct. 8 in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, but it took a strange turn of events to plate an opening-inning run. With ...

Major League Baseball has found itself embroiled in another postseason maelstrom over umpires, and renewed calls for increased use of instant replay, after a disputed infield fly call led to mayhem in ...

In these situations, the umpire will declare "infield fly" for the benefit of the baserunners as soon as it is apparent that the fly ball qualifies as an infield fly. The batter is out even if the ...