If three outs are made and a defensive team appeals a missed base, what is the outcome?

When a defensive team appeals a missed base after three outs have been made, it results in the appeal counting as a fourth out. This is an important aspect of baseball and softball rules. The defensive team is allowed to make an appeal on a runner who has failed to touch a base, which can happen even if the inning is already over with three outs. If the appeal is upheld, the fourth out negates any plays that may have occurred after the third out, meaning that any runs scored by the runners after that third out will not count, as they were considered to have violated the base-running rules.

Understanding this helps reinforce the importance of proper base running as well as the strategic component of appeals in the game.