Text of the infield fly rule from Rule 2.00 of the Official Baseball Rules:

David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals rediscovered their postseason touch. Chipper Jones and the Braves kept throwing the ball away. And the Atlanta fans turned Turner Field into a trash heap.Rule 2.00 (Infield Fly) Comment: On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder - not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines. The umpire must rule also that aOrdinarily, the MLB's Twitter profile would not be a source of controversy. However, that all changed on Friday when the Atlanta Braves were screwed over on a infield fly rule call. It may have been the right call but no one is sure how the stupid ruleBefore Friday, Major League Baseball's Twitter account didn't understand the infield fly rule. Now it suddenly does!Rule 2.00 (Infield Fly) Comment: On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder - not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines. The umpire must rule also that a
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