bbman Runner slides home but does not touch home plate. What are umpires proper mechanic? Can the defense make a life ball appeal and just touch home plate? Or must the defensive player tag the runner?
Tru_in_Blu Similar to your post about runner missing 1B. Proper mechanic for the umpire is to delay a beat then signal safe. A runner passing a base is assumed to have touched the base until properly appealed.