MLB Rules
🏛️Official — MLB7.7 Appeal Plays (OBR Rule 5.09(c))
Verdict
Per OBR Rule 5.09(c), an appeal is when a fielder claims a runner failed to touch a base, failed to retouch a base after a fly ball was caught, or missed home plate. An appeal must be made before the next pitch, intentional base on balls, or the infielders leave the infield after the third out.
Source: Rule 5.09
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