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Definition of Appeal
Definition of Appeal
• Appeal Play –
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which an umpire may not make a decision
until requested by a manager, coach or
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player. (Rule 1 – Appeal Play)
TYPES of APPEALS
TYPES of APPEALS
• Violations • Violations (cont
Violations (cont’d)
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– Missing a base or – Attempting to advance
touching the wrong to 2B after over‐running
colored portion of the 1B
double base when being – Batting out of order
played on.
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– Leaving a base too soon – Made during:
on a caught fly ball
• Live Ball
• Dead Ball
R1 is at 2B when B2 hits a single
single.
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the ball is thrown to the plate, R1 returns to
3B, but on the way back obstruction
occurs. R1 is tagged prior to returning to
3B.
• RULING: NO. Since R1 was obstructed by the
defense and R1 returned to 3B on the award
defense, and R1 returned to 3B on the award
prior to the appeal, the appeal cannot be
( APPEAL PLAY; 8‐5B)
honored. (1‐ ; )
Definition of Protest
Definition of Protest
• Protest – A formal request into the decision
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of an umpire’s rule interpretation. (Rule 1 –
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Protest)
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Three Types of Protests
Three Types of Protests
1)) Misinterpretation of a
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playing rule. – Made while the player
– Before the next pitch, is in the game and
legal or illegal
legal or illegal before the umpires
before the umpires
– Before the next play leave the field.
– Before infielders have
left fair ground 3) Ineligible Player
– On the last play of the – Made anytime
game before the
game before the – Ruled on by Protest
Ruled on by Protest
umpires leave the Committee
plying field.
• Time
Time is called for the defensive coach to talk to the
is called for the defensive coach to talk to the
pitcher. The defensive team had previously been
charged with two defensive conferences. After
talking to the pitcher the coach heads back to the
talking to the pitcher, the coach heads back to the
dugout. After taking two steps past the foul line
towards the dugout (but not into dead ball
territory), the coach turns and heads back to the
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mound and removes the pitcher from the pitching
position. The plate umpire informs the coach that
position. The plate umpire informs the coach that
his team has been charged with a third defensive
charged conference since the coach had left fair
territory and returned The coach protests
territory and returned. The coach protests
claiming a charged conference should not be
called.
• Time is called for the defensive coach to talk to the
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pitcher. The defensive team had previously been
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charged with two defensive conferences. After talking to
the pitcher, the coach heads back to the dugout. After
taking two steps past the foul line towards the dugout
taking two steps past the foul line towards the dugout
(but not into dead ball territory), the coach turns and
heads back to the mound and removes the pitcher from
the pitching position. The plate umpire informs the
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coach that his team has been charged with a third
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defensive charged conference since the coach had left
fair territory and returned. The coach protests claiming
a charged conference should not be called.
• Ruling:
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Protest upheld. The coach never left the playing
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field and the pitcher was removed from the pitching
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position so a charged conference should never have been
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called. (1 – Charged Conference).
• The
The coach comes out of the dugout and
coach comes out of the dugout and
requests to speak to the plate umpire
concerning batting out of order The coach
concerning batting out of order. The coach
informs the plate umpire that the player
currently batting is not the correct batter and
currently batting is not the correct batter and
would like to appeal batting out of order. The
plate umpire checks their line up with the
plate umpire checks their line up with the
official scorekeeper and agrees that the player
batting is not the proper batter How should
batting is not the proper batter. How should
the plate umpire rule on the appeal?
• The coach comes out of the dugout and requests
to speak to the plate umpire concerning batting
to speak to the plate umpire concerning batting
out of order. The coach informs the plate umpire
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that the player currently batting is not the
correct batter and would like to appeal batting
out of order. The plate umpire checks their line
up with the official scorekeeper and agrees that
the player batting is not the proper batter. How
should the plate umpire rule on the appeal?
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• The plate umpire honors the appeal and brings
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the correct batter to the plate with the ball and
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strike count of the player who was at bat. (Rule 7
Section 7 D 1 EFFECT)
Section 7 D 1, EFFECT)
• R1 on first, B2 hits a ground ball the shortstop,
who makes a play at 1st. R1 advances all the way
to 3rd, where a play is made on R1. B2 when
advancing to 1st went to the white bag and
advanced on to 2nd. After the play on R1 at 3rd,
the defense wants to appeal B2 not going to the
proper bag. The umpire did not uphold the
appeal because B2 went to the proper base. The
defensive team then protested this ruling as a
misinterpretation of a playing rule.
• R1 on first, B2 hits a ground ball the shortstop, who
makes a play at 1st. R1 advances all the way to 3rd,
where a play is made on R1. B2 when advancing to
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1st used the white bag, and advanced on to 2nd.
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After the play on R1 at 3rd, the defense wants to
appeal B2 not going to the proper bag. The umpire
did not uphold the appeal, stating B2 went to the
proper base The defensive team then protested
proper base. The defensive team then protested
this ruling as a misinterpretation of a playing rule.
• The Protest was upheld because the batter‐runner
used the white portion of the base while being
played on R1
played on. R1'ss advance to 3B was a continuation of
advance to 3B was a continuation of
the original play, not considered the “next play”,
and all playing action had not ceased. (Rule 8,
Section 2‐M[3])
UIC Protest Procedure
UIC Protest Procedure
1 Talk
1. Talk to the umpires to determine what
to the umpires to determine what
happened and what was their ruling.
2 Talk to the protesting team representative.
2. Talk to the protesting team representative
3. Talk to the opposing team representative, if
necessary.
4. Rule on the protest and cite the precise rule
reference(s).