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 Angels advanced only one runner to second base against the left-hander when Logan O’Hoppe and Mike Trout singled with one out in the sixth, but Skubal (6-5) got Vaughn Grissom to ground into an inning-ending double play. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

The Cubs went from a would-be double play to a first-and-third situation with nobody out. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Jorge Soler hit a fly ball to shallow right field, and then Jo Adell hit into a double play. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 July 2026

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

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