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Aground out is a method of puttingout abatter inbaseball. In such a play, a defensive player catches abatted ball hit on the ground by the batter and throws the ball to a defensive player atfirst base before the batter can successfully reach the base, or records an out elsewhere via afielder's choice.[1]
A batter isgrounded out when a ball hits the ground immediately after being batted, commonly aninfielder catches the ball and then throws it to a defensive player atfirst base to complete theout. The out is completed when the player at first base either catches the ball while touching first base or tags the batter, in both cases, before the batter successfully reaches the base.
If the defensive players put out one baserunner during the same play in which a batter grounds out, the defensive team records a "double play". There are other means of recording a double play that do not entail a ground out.
If the defensive players put out two baserunners during the same play in which a batter grounds out, the defensive team records a "triple play", the maximum possible outs that can be recorded on a single play. There are other means of recording a triple play that do not entail a ground out.