# Yankees triple play…again

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**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-triple-play-again/944730 "2021-06-21T02:24:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-triple-play-again/944730/1 "2021-06-21T02:24:34Z")

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Today the Yankees ended the game on a 9th inning triple play. That’s after a one of a kind triple play on Thursday. And another triple play about a month ago. Three in one year to tie a record and it’s only June.

> **[Yankees turn game-ending triple play, tie record](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31675761/new-york-yankees-turn-game-ending-triple-play-vs-oakland-athletics-tie-mlb-record)**
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> The Yankees turned their record-tying third triple play of the season to strand the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, bailing out closer Aroldis Chapman and sealing a 2-1 win over the Athletics on Sunday.