baseball play

/ˌbeɪsˈbɔl pleɪ/

Other forms: baseball plays

Definitions of baseball play

1. noun

   (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team
   types:

   double play

   the act of getting two players out on one play

   triple play

   the act of getting three players out on one play

   pick-off

   a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base and tagged out

   squeeze play

   a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch

   suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play

   the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball

   safety squeeze, safety squeeze play

   the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully

   type of:

   maneuver, manoeuvre, play

   a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill