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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The Dodgers, by contrast, ranked 21st, grounding into just 99 double plays.
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Freeman beat out a potential double play — while still running on his sprained right ankle — to get another run across.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Yankees first baseman Jon Berti stepped on the bag and fired to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Garcia out at second base for the double play.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
There was a moment in this game where tempers got close to flaring after Berti turned a double play, stepping on his bag at first base before firing the ball to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Maikel Garcia out in the bottom of the sixth inning.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Freeman beat out a potential double play — while still running on his sprained right ankle — to get another run across.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Yankees first baseman Jon Berti stepped on the bag and fired to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Garcia out at second base for the double play.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
There was a moment in this game where tempers got close to flaring after Berti turned a double play, stepping on his bag at first base before firing the ball to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Maikel Garcia out in the bottom of the sixth inning.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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