- Dec 15, 2015
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Runners at 1st and 2nd, pop-up hit, Umpire calls for infield fly rule. Fielder drops the pop up, runners begin to advance (shouldn't have, but they did), fielder picks up ball and steps on 2nd base. The call was batter is out on "infield fly rule" and the runner trying to advance to second is out on the force. Can their be a force out on the infield fly? Runners are not "forced" to go, so I don't understand how their can be a "force" out.