appeal play

American  

noun

1. Baseball.  an appeal by the team in the field to the umpire regarding a possible base-running infraction, such as failure to touch a base or leaving it to score before a fly is caught, that is considered only when the defending team tags the runner or base in question before making the appeal.

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Example Sentences

Mr. Licht also said the show was designed to be a “mass appeal play,” but in its first few months on the air, it has been anything but.

From New York Times

Mr. Licht called the revamped show “a mass appeal play.”

From New York Times

If the third out is made during a play in which an appeal play is sustained on another runner, the appeal play decision takes precedence in determining the out.

From Washington Post

Kiermaier was called out at third base on an appeal play after Gurriel made a nifty running catch in left on Díaz’s third-inning liner.

From Seattle Times

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was ejected in the eighth inning by first-base umpire Angel Hernandez after Hernandez called a strike on an appeal play with Chris Taylor at the plate.

From Seattle Times