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Originally Posted by blu_bawls
If the catcher stepped on the base intentionally and not just walking over it, it's an out. They wouldn't have to say "They missed the base" before doing it.
So I could see the umpire calling the out.
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It is an appeal only if it is an appeal. Intentional stepping on the base is not the standard. The intent could be for a force out.
The fielder needs to communicate SOMEHOW that an appeal is being made. Sometimes, just stepping on the base is all that is required for the umpire to know it is an appeal. Sometimes, the fielder needs to communicate an appeal is being made. Umpires are not mind readers.