double play

noun

: a play in baseball by which two players are put out

Examples of double play in a Sentence

The batter hit into a double play. They turned a double play to end the inning.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong found the barrel to hit a rocket to shortstop Miguel Rojas, who flagged it down and fired it to Edman at second for an inning-saving double play. Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Extra bases: For all that Sheets has done lately and did on Sunday, manager Mike Shildt was most effusive in his praise for Sheets beating out a potential double play grounder in his final at-bat, keeping the inning alive. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025 Harrison settled down in the second inning, retiring the side and inducing an inning-ending double play after allowing a one-out single. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025 The Hurricanes loaded the bases again in the fifth and scored five runs on a Jake Ogden hit by pitch, three consecutive singles from Gonzalez, Tanner Smith and Bobby Marsh and Renzo Gonzalez double play to to up 7-4. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double play

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double play was in 1860

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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

double play

noun
: a play in baseball in which two base runners are put out

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