force play noun

1. (in baseball) a situation in which a player is forced to run to the next base and is out because the batter is running towards the previous base. This situation can lead to a force-out.Topics

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force play
n. A play in baseball in which a runner is out because he does not run to the next base before the fielder with the ball touches the base.
Bob was out at second base when Joe hit into a force play.

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