: 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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Kim beat the throw to first (he was called out), but second base umpire Junior Valentine rewarded the Giants with a double play because of Rushing’s slide.—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 Again, Glasnow got the next batter to hit into a double play.—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 After Suzuki bounced into a double play, Busch hit a 375-foot drive to left-center for his first homer of the season.—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 The southpaw allowed the leadoff hitter to reach base in each of his innings, but quickly got a double play in both frames.—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double play