: 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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Wednesday’s game, in particular, ended in extremely bizarre fashion with Xavier Edwards turning an unusual unassisted double play with the bases loaded and Freddie Freeman at the plate.—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The Cubs’ Brown, cashing the reprieve, got Manny Machado to bounce into an inning-ending double play.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 That proved the difference when Freeman, with a chance to be the hero, grounded into a double play with the winning run at second base.—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 Freddie Freeman grounded into a double play to end the game.—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double play