Baseball, by the Rules

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Play Ball!

Introduction

Play Ball!

Kutter Crawford (of the Boston Red Sox), points upward at a pop-up hit by Joey Gallo (of the Chicago White Sox).

A Ball, in the Air, in the Infield

A ball hit on the fly, staying in the infield, is generally going to come in a couple of flavors: a line drive hit to an infielder1, or a nice towering pop-up. This almost always means the ball is going to be caught for an out, but it’s baseball, so there are definitely exceptions.

Copyright 2026, Tony Forbes

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