appeal or force out

[jicecone]

"on a missed base, at what pt in time does it turn from a force out to an appeal play"


OBR 2.0 "A FORCE PLAY is a play in which a runner legally loses his right to occupy a base by reason of the batter becoming a runner." If a runner, (that is forced) is either tagged or the base is contacted by a fielder in possession of the ball, before obtaining contact with the next base, you have a "Forced out".

OBR 2.00 "An APPEAL is the act of a fielder in claiming violation of the rules by the offensive team." In this case a missed base.

The force out can ONLY be removed by tagging or putting the following runner out (the runner or runners behind the forced runner) before the forced runner.

In other words, an appeal has nothing to do with a forced out however, a forced out definitely can have a bearing on the results of an appeal.