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double play
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double play
(noun)
double play
noun
plural
double plays
double play
noun
plural
double plays
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOUBLE PLAY
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baseball
:
a play in which the team in the field causes two runners to be put out
The batter hit into a
double play
.
They
turned a double play
to end the inning.
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