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double play

American

[duhb-uhl pley] / ˈdʌb əl ˈpleɪ /

noun

Baseball.

a play of continuous fielding action in which two putouts are made. DP

double play British

noun

baseball a play in which two runners are put out

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of double play

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

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Immediately, Suter got Alex Freeland to hit a ground ball to shortstop Zach Neto, for what should have been an inning-ending double play.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Infield defense again got Klein out of a jam in the eighth, turning a double play after back-to-back singles to maintain the lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Today I watched as Shohei Ohtani, the day after pitching seven innings, go 0 for 5 with two strikeouts while grounding into a double play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

And when Yamamoto got Alejandro Kirk to bounce into a double play, he clinched Game 7 for the Dodgers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Horace Clarke turned a double play off his heel and Joe Pepitone caught a pop fly over his shoulder.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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