: 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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The Blue Jays got two runners on base with no one out in the fourth inning after Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman made a fielding error on a possible double play ball off the bat of Toronto’s Bo Bichette.—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 Smith sprinted down the line to beat out a double play that permitted Ohtani to come home.—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 Cal Raleigh, Seattle's all-world catcher and potential AL MVP, grounded into a double play with the bases loaded, ending the top of the third without plating a run, and Toronto responded with a two-out triple and home run to double the lead.—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 Contreras trotted down to third base and touched the bag for a double play.—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double play
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