force play in English dictionary

  • force play

    Meanings and definitions of "force play"

    • (baseball) A play in which a baserunner on first base is required to advance to second base because the batter has become a runner, or a runner on second or third base is required to advance because a runner on a preceding base is so forced.
    • noun
      (baseball)
      A play in which a baserunner on first base is required to advance to second base because the batter has become a runner, or a runner on second or third base is required to advance because a runner on a preceding base is so forced.
    • noun
      a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"

    Synonyms of "force play" in English dictionary

    force-out, force, putout are the top synonyms of "force play" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of force play

    • force play ( plural  force plays)
    • force play (plural force plays)

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