force play
nounDefinition of force play
baseball
: a play in which a runner is forced to advance to the next base when the batter puts the ball in play and can be put out if a fielder holding the ball touches the base before the runner reaches it
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On a force play at second base, Manny Machado slides over the bag and spikes Pedroia in the knee. — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, "Dustin Pedroia undergoes joint preservation surgery on knee," 7 Aug. 2019 Role: Developmental prospect with hope defensive potential forces playing time. — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, "Analyzing the Detroit Pistons roster and predicting the depth chart," 22 July 2019 After rain had forced play to be called off for the day on Tuesday evening, most of those turning up in Manchester were expecting to watch an Indian progression into Sunday's final at Lord's. — James Masters, CNN, "India crashes out to New Zealand in Cricket World Cup semifinal," 10 July 2019 Amid a frantic ninth inning in which the Giants rallied for four runs to trail the Dodgers 9-8, Vogt was called out on a force play. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants furious after replay decision stalls 9th-inning rally in 9-8 loss," 21 June 2019 This led to another sacrifice bunt, this one by Henry Davis, a bases-loading intentional walk to Logan Wyatt, and a hard bouncer by Tyler Fitzgerald that resulted in a force play at the plate and Leonard standing on third base. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Trey Leonard rebounds from error to be a hero as Louisville baseball beats Ilinois State," 3 June 2019 In the third inning, Callen Robinson, patrolling at third base, cleanly fielded three straight ground balls and fired to Snider for the force play. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Dramatic play at the plate leaves Friendswood’s Pinto all-stars on short end of 6-5 championship game score," 10 June 2019 Trailing 4-0 with the bases loaded and no outs, Garver hit a grounder to shortstop, but Manny Machado’s throw home to get a force play skipped and pulled catcher Caleb Joseph off home plate, allowing the run to score. — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles seal third winless road trip of season with 10-1 loss to Twins," 8 July 2018 With two out, Gorkys Hernandez grounded into a force play at second. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Kris Bryant, Javier Baez hit HRs, Cubs-Giants tied at 4 in 12th," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'force play.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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