Definitions

squeeze play

NOUN

attempt to pick off baseball runner

Synonyms

WEAK

hit-and-run play pickoff pickoff play pitch-out

Example Sentences

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In the ninth, the Dodgers put on a squeeze play with runners on the corners and no outs, tying the score when Chris Taylor’s bunt got away from Mets reliever Adam Ottavino.

From Los Angeles Times

Then Kevin Smith brought in another run on a successful squeeze play.

From Washington Post

Douglas Hodo II had an RBI single, and the Longhorns scored on a squeeze play and wild pitch.

From Seattle Times

Rangers reliever Dennis Santana made a heads-up defensive play to prevent the A’s from pulling off a squeeze play in the fifth.

From Seattle Times

A strip of moisture will be entrained by the atmospheric squeeze play, since lows spin counterclockwise and highs rotate clockwise.

From Seattle Times