Umpires will signal for an infield fly by pointing up and declaring, "infield fly" so all baserunners can be aware of the ruling. "The rule is in place to protect against a team allowing a shallow ...

An infield fly and interference call loomed large in a game for the second time in less than a week.

Umpire Sam Holbrook had called Simmons out on the “infield fly rule.” Fans rained boos — and lots and lots of bottles — upon the field. The Braves couldn’t muster anything after the lengthy delay and ...