safety squeeze
safety squeeze · safety squeezes
A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a…A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.
Meaning
1 sensesA play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.
the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully
Forms
plural: safety squeezes| Singular | safety squeeze |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully:safety squeeze play