squeeze play

noun

: a baseball play in which a runner on third base starts for home plate as the ball is being pitched and the batter attempts to bunt to give the runner a chance to score

: the exertion of pressure in order to extort a concession or gain a goal

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Laureano, the automatic runner in the 10th, got caught in a rundown on a squeeze play and some words were exchanged after a collision involving outfielder Francisco Alvarez. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024 Heyward, Lux and Taylor (on a bunt squeeze play) all hit late singles Tuesday afternoon in the Dodgers’ skid-snapping, come-from-behind win. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 The Alabama-Wake Forest, due to the delay, will be broadcast as part of ESPN’s squeeze play. —

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 June 2023 That set the table for the South comeback, where after the Neuberger home run, Blake Peterson singled and later scored on a squeeze play with Gavin Alexander executing the bunt. —

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