play past
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It can be more common in other sports, here are some other elite names to play past 40 and how they have fared...
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2022
Two more runs crossed for the Pirates in the eighth, when César Hernández tossed what could have completed an inning-ending double play past Josh Bell at first.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022
It’s an interesting question why the sports realm is so intolerant of athletes who try to play past their physical prime.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2020
After a 36-year wait to take a crack at the World Cup, Peru will need to change its luck if it wants to play past June.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018
Oh, well, heck, if it weren’t for my rats, Cold Sassy wouldn’t remember that dern play past New Year’s.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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