False Fourth Out - Ball Stays Alive After Third Out

[Lindsay]

Meet the Mets, for New York's NL squad has introduced, and replicated, the fourth out play—Replay Review style—which we'll dub the "false fourth out," named so because this unique play resulted in a failed run actually scoring while a trailing runner was declared out when the defense, sensing that...

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[maven]

'False fourth out' doesn't work for me: it's a true fourth out, at least as true as the ordinary kind.

The difference is that it doesn't come from an appeal, it comes from replay. Maybe 'replay fourth out' instead.

The good news is that almost none of us will ever have to call it.

[Tborze]

Fourth Out Appeal re-Play?

[johnnyg08]

This isn't the first time it happened. I think the Cubs had a scenario similar to this as well. (replay era)

[beerguy55]

Potential Alternative Third Out.   (PATO)