force play

noun

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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The Mets were well on their way to a 9-2 rout of the frustrated Reds when with one out in the fifth and Pete Rose on first, Morgan hit a ground ball to the right side which Mets first baseman John Milner fielded and threw to Harrelson covering second for a force play on Rose. —

Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024 And amid the chaos, Evers persuaded umpire Hank O’Day to call Merkle out on a force play, nullifying the winning run. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023 Parsons would contort himself to get around blocks and force plays to fall apart. —

Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023 Naylor had to charge the ball, leaving him with just a force play at second to attempt. —

Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for force play