An appeal on the last play of the game may be made by the defense:

• A. While an umpire is still on the field of play.
• B. If all umpires are still on the field of play.
• C. If all umpires have not left the parking lot.
• D. Can never be made.

Answer: (A)

Appeals on the last play are allowed only if an official is still on the field to receive the appeal. The defense must lodge the appeal while the umpire is present, because once the umpire leaves the field and the game is effectively over, there’s no official to recognize the appeal. The other ideas—everyone being on the field, or the notion that an appeal can’t be made at all—don’t fit how officiating works, since the key factor is the umpire’s presence to observe and rule on the appeal.