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

Young took a leadoff single off right-hander Tyron Guerrero, but it was erased by a double play. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

Jarvis also turned a crucial 6-3 double play in the bottom of the seventh inning with the Braves clinging to a one-run lead after having been ahead by four earlier. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Kyle Schwarber led off the seventh with a base hit to center before Bryce Harper grounded into a double play. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

But Márquez escaped when Nolan Arenado lined a ball up the middle that second baseman Sung-Mun Song caught and ran to step on the bag for a double play. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double play

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Kids Definition

double play

noun

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