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 Arkansas hit into 3 double plays and went 3 for 16 with runners on base, including 3 for 12 with runners in scoring position. Matt Jones, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2024 Bill Ripken Second baseman Bill Ripken was known for his fielding and formed a formidable double play duo with his older brother Cal Ripken Jr. from 1987 to 1992 and briefly in 1996, when each brother also played third base. Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024 Padron then got Melvin Novoa to hit into a double play and Cheslor Cuthbert to ground out to get out of the eighth. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024 Bradley Cooper achieved his double play for Maestro, while Emma Stone earned hers for Poor Things. Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024 In Game 3 of the 1973 NL Championship Series between the Mets and Cincinnati Reds, Rose slid hard into Harrelson at second base on a double play. Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024 Nathaniel Lowe led the top of the ninth off with a single, but a Mitch Garver double play wiped him off of the basepaths. Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023 This year, the One Night at a Time tour played three nights at the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park and had double plays at venues including San Diego’s Petco Park and Atlanta’s Truist Park, the respective homes of baseball’s Padres and Braves. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023 Connor Curtis, the star pitcher in Smithfield’s opening round victory over Nevada, turned a double play to limit the damage, cleanly fielding a ground ball at first base and then firing a strike to his shortstop for a tagout at second base. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double play was in 1860

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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

double play

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

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