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double steal

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. a play in which two base runners steal a base each.


Etymology

Origin of double steal

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Treinen doesn’t hold the runners on base in the 10th, allows a double steal, and JT Realmuto hits the eventual game-winning fly ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

After a one-out walk from Freddie Freeman, Ohtani and Freeman took off on a double steal.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Volpe and Soto executed a double steal while Judge was at the plate receiving a chorus of boos from the American Family Field crowd.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Bryson Stott hit an RBI single and Harper slid home in a collision with catcher Gabriel Moreno as part of a double steal that built a 2-0 lead in the first off Zac Gallen.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

If I get first and Blossom is ahead of me on second, let us try the double steal.

From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.