triple play

noun

: a play in baseball by which three players are put out

Examples of triple play in a Sentence

The batter hit into a triple play. They turned a triple play in the first inning.

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At Fenway Park, the Red Sox and none other than the White Sox play the second game in Major League history in which a triple play is successfully turned (Chicago) and a player hits for the cycle (Boston). —

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024 The highlight of the second inning was a triple play hit deep into the outfield by Hamiton followed by a steal to home. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024 This Series featured the only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam (Cleveland’s Elmer Smith) and the first World Series home run by a pitcher (Cleveland’s Jim Bagby). —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Roberts is now supposed to manage as if trying to stay out of a triple play? —

Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for triple play