You can see his foot on home when he's down on the ground - I think it actually is a big deal if he doesn't touch the bases - there was a HR disallowed in a Braves post season game one year because of a missed base. You can see the 3rd base umpire wait until he rounds the bag before heading off the field, so he likely got 3rd too. Yeah I saw that on a later reply. I can’t see his foot touching 3rd but I saw the 3B ump specifically looking at the bag to make sure it was touched Is this something they would specifically call or do the mangers need to appeal? eta: "Since the ball was hit out of play (HR) it creates a “dead ball” situation. The umpire by rule cannot put the ball back into play until the pitcher is in contact with the pitching plate and all fielders other than the catcher are in fair territory. Once the ball is put into play by the umpire, the defense can make an appeal, providing the appeal is legal. The pitcher may disengage the pitching plate (stepping back with the pivot foot) to make the appeal or the pitcher may appeal directly from the pitching plate by stepping toward the base and throwing the ball. The step must occur prior to the throw, just as in a “pick-off” move. " So, either the Nationals missed it as a possible call or said horsefeathers it, but its completely plausible that Bote missed third.