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This Bizarre Play Proves How Difficult It Is To Be A Baseball Umpire

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Marlins Dodgers infield fly interference

Most MLB games are pretty standard, with little to throw off an umpiring crew.

Then there are situations like what happened in the bottom of the seventh inning of Sunday's game between the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dodgers infielder Luis Cruz came up to the plate with two runners on base and only one out. Cruz popped it up down the first base line and then....confusion ensued.

Who was out? Why were runners all over the place?

In the end the umpires got it right, but all the moving parts made it a very difficult call to make.

Watch the full play, then click through to see it broken down



Dodgers infielder Luis Cruz was at the plate with two runners on and one out



Cruz popped it up along the first base line (note for later: the runner, Andre Ethier is in the way of Marlins first baseman Carlos Lee)



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