Editing Double play (section)

{{Short description|Making two outs during the same play in baseball}}
{{about|the baseball play|other uses see}}
[[File:Max Moroff in 2017 (34361189243).jpg|thumb|right|300px|After stepping on second base, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] infielder [[Max Moroff]] throws to first base to complete a double play as [[Baltimore Orioles]] baserunner [[Seth Smith]] slides into the base]]
In [[baseball]] and [[softball]], a '''double play''' (denoted as '''DP''' in [[baseball statistics]]) is the act of making two [[Out (baseball)|outs]] during the same continuous play. Double plays can occur any time there is at least one [[Base running|baserunner]] and fewer than two outs.

In [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB), the double play is defined in the Official Rules in the '''Definitions of Terms''', and for the official scorer in Rule 9.11.<ref name=rulebook /> During the [[2023 Major League Baseball season]], teams completed an average 132 double plays per 162 games played during the [[Season (sports)#Regular season|regular season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Major League Baseball Team Statistics <small>(Team Fielding)</small> | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2023.shtml | website=Baseball Reference | access-date=April 10, 2024}}</ref>