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Fielders attempt to catch fly balls on their descent, and an out is recorded if the ball is caught before it hits the ground.<ref name="flyout">{{cite web |title=What is a Flyout |url=http://m.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/flyout |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> Under early baseball rules, a fly ball caught on a bounce also resulted in an out; this was abolished for fair balls in 1864 and for foul balls in 1883.<ref name=oldtyme>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/10-bizarre-rules-from-baseballs-past/c-124363454 |title=10 bizarre baseball rules you won't believe actually existed |first=Chris |last=Landers |website=MLB.com |date=May 22, 2015 |accessdate=October 9, 2022}}</ref>
 
===Pop-Flyup===
A pop-flyup is a fly ball that does not travel far; rather than going into the outfield, it is hit to the infield.<ref name=PUrate/> Such a batted ball may, under specific circumstances, be deemed an "infield fly" by an [[Umpire (baseball)|umpire]], which has special consideration as outlined below.
 
===Line drive===