: a wrong or unskillful play : error
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Those are the kind of misplays that good players and teams will punish, and that’s precisely what happened.
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Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Without those misplays, runners are likely stranded on base, and Aaron Boone never makes the controversial decision to go with Nestor Cortes instead of Tim Hill.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jones committed two errors in the inning on a pair of misplays in left field that went off his glove.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
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Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Without those misplays, runners are likely stranded on base, and Aaron Boone never makes the controversial decision to go with Nestor Cortes instead of Tim Hill.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Related Articles Dodgers spin 4th postseason shutout, take 2-1 lead on Mets in NLCS
Luis Severino’s misplays just part of Mets’ problems in Game 3 loss to Dodgers
Yamamoto knows innings matter for a Dodgers team that often lists TBA as probable pitcher
The Ohtani dilemma has been strange.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Jones committed two errors in the inning on a pair of misplays in left field that went off his glove.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Misplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misplay. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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