suicide squeeze

noun

: a squeeze play in which the runner runs all out at the pitch without knowing whether the batter will contact the ball

Examples of suicide squeeze in a Sentence

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Post 96 defeated Danbury 4-2 in the final Friday night, breaking a tie in the sixth when Brendan Grady stole home on a suicide squeeze attempt. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024 Neither team gathered much offense until a fifth-inning walk, pair of steals and suicide squeeze at home plate scored the game’s only run. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2023 Lasorda gave the sign and Reynolds executed a suicide squeeze for a walk-off win that extended the Dodgers’ lead over the second-place Braves to three games. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023 The Hawks manufactured their only run in the fifth inning on a suicide squeeze. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for suicide squeeze 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of suicide squeeze was in 1937

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“Suicide squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20squeeze. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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