Live ball (baseball)

One infamous incident occurred in Game 2 of the 1998 American League Championship Series, which featured the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians.

With Enrique Wilson on first base and no outs, the Indians' Travis Fryman laid down a bunt that first baseman Tino Martinez fielded inside the line.

Martinez's throw to Chuck Knoblauch, covering first base, hit Fryman in the back and caromed 20 feet away.

Instead of chasing down the ball, Knoblauch ignored it to argue with umpire Ted Hendry, claiming interference by Fryman.

Knoblauch later confessed that he saw the play as a "no-brainer" interference call, and he likely assumed that the ball would become dead.

A ball may not become live until the pitcher is on the rubber ready to pitch and the batter, catcher, and umpire are ready--much like in this photo, taken during the August 27, 2005 Cubs - Marlins game.