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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The club grounded into two double plays and left four men on base. — Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

Cleavinger was replaced after Justin Foscue singled, and Cam Booser got Corey Seager to ground into an inning-ending double play. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

What could have been a double play instead led to a five-run inning that opened the floodgates for a blowout. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Had Rafaela been credited with a catch, Boston could have had a double play in what was a scoreless game at the time. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double play

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

double play

noun

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