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

Toro, who’s played for five big-league teams over a seven-year career, made a nice unassisted double play on a hard liner with a runner on first in the second inning. —Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 May 2025

Coventry had just turned a double play (its second in two innings) to wipe the bases clean and the momentum suddenly shifted back to the Patriots. —Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025

Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts throws to first base to complete a double play as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Adam Frazier slides during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2025

In Game 7 in that year’s World Series, Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik turned an iconic and crucial double play. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double play

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

Kids Definition

double play

noun

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