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Triple play
In baseball or softball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three outs during the same play. There have only been 740 triple plays in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1876, an average of just over five per season.
They depend on a combination of two factors, which are themselves uncommon:
In baseball scorekeeping, the abbreviation GITP can be used if the batter grounded into a triple play.
The most likely scenario for a triple play is no outs with runners on first base and second base, which has been the case for the majority of MLB triple plays. In that context, two examples of triple plays are:
The most recent triple play in MLB was turned by the Los Angeles Angels on August 12, 2025, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the 6th inning, with runners on first and second base, Shohei Ohtani hit a line drive back up the middle, where shortstop Zach Neto was positioned just behind second base to catch it. He was then able to step on second before Miguel Rojas could return to the bag, and throw the ball to first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who applied the tag on Dalton Rushing as he attempted to return to first.
The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs in one play. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
Typically, an unassisted triple play is achieved when a middle infielder catches a line drive near second base (first out), steps on the base before the runner who started there can tag up (second out), and then tags the runner advancing from first before he can return there (third out). Of the 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, 12 have been completed in this manner by a middle infielder.
The most recent MLB unassisted triple play is consistent with the above – it occurred on August 23, 2009, by second baseman Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies, in a game against the New York Mets. In the bottom of the ninth inning with men on first and second base, the base runners were both running when Jeff Francoeur hit a line drive very close to second base, which Bruntlett was covering. Bruntlett caught the ball (first out), stepped on second base before Luis Castillo could tag up (second out), and then tagged Daniel Murphy who was approaching from first base (third out) to end the game. This was only the second game-ending unassisted triple play in MLB history, the first one having occurred in 1927.
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Triple play
In baseball or softball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three outs during the same play. There have only been 740 triple plays in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1876, an average of just over five per season.
They depend on a combination of two factors, which are themselves uncommon:
In baseball scorekeeping, the abbreviation GITP can be used if the batter grounded into a triple play.
The most likely scenario for a triple play is no outs with runners on first base and second base, which has been the case for the majority of MLB triple plays. In that context, two examples of triple plays are:
The most recent triple play in MLB was turned by the Los Angeles Angels on August 12, 2025, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the 6th inning, with runners on first and second base, Shohei Ohtani hit a line drive back up the middle, where shortstop Zach Neto was positioned just behind second base to catch it. He was then able to step on second before Miguel Rojas could return to the bag, and throw the ball to first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who applied the tag on Dalton Rushing as he attempted to return to first.
The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs in one play. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
Typically, an unassisted triple play is achieved when a middle infielder catches a line drive near second base (first out), steps on the base before the runner who started there can tag up (second out), and then tags the runner advancing from first before he can return there (third out). Of the 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, 12 have been completed in this manner by a middle infielder.
The most recent MLB unassisted triple play is consistent with the above – it occurred on August 23, 2009, by second baseman Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies, in a game against the New York Mets. In the bottom of the ninth inning with men on first and second base, the base runners were both running when Jeff Francoeur hit a line drive very close to second base, which Bruntlett was covering. Bruntlett caught the ball (first out), stepped on second base before Luis Castillo could tag up (second out), and then tagged Daniel Murphy who was approaching from first base (third out) to end the game. This was only the second game-ending unassisted triple play in MLB history, the first one having occurred in 1927.