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ituation
Positioning A
Position No
Runners On Base Fly
Balls & Line Drives To The Infield |
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On the 60-foot dia=
mond,
the responsibility for all fair fly balls hit to all infield posit=
ions
belongs to the plate umpire. On any fair fly ball hit to the infield with=
no
one on base, the plate umpire will come out in front of the plate in the
direction the ball is hit, probably no farther than midway to the pitcher=
's
mound (on routine pop-ups), and be responsible for the catch/no catch
decision. (The plate umpire would come out farther if the pop turned out =
to
be a difficult catch for the infielder.) On a strictly routine play wheth=
er
safe or out, the umpire should use the visual and verbal mechanic but the
umpire should make sure that he/she is not overly loud on the routine cal=
ls
as to not draw any unnecessary attention to himself/herself or the play. =
The
base umpire will step up and take his/her 90° angle on these plays an=
d be
responsible for all decisions on the batter-runner should the ball be
dropped. |
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