Rays lose Run, Game 3 of ALDS, when Bostons Renfroe deflects batter Kiermaiers fly ball over wall

Umpires returned Tampa Bay baserunner R1 Yandy Diaz to third base after batter Kevin Kiermaier s batted ball was deflected out of play by Red Sox fielder Hunter Renfroe. What s the rule Article: With broadcasters questioning why the umpires didn t employ discretion to place the runners where they otherwise would have ended up had the ball not been deflected out of play, umpires matteroffactly enforced a rule on the books meant to address precisely this odd situation. Official Baseball Rule 5. 06(b)(4)(H) and its associated MLB Umpire Manual Interpretation paint a picture that pretty much describes exactly what happened at Fenway Park Sunday night and what to do about it: If a fair ball not in flight is deflected by a fielder and then goes out of play, the award is two bases from the time of the (for what it s worth, if a fair batted ball IN FLIGHT is deflected out of play over the fence in fair territory it is a ho