For the first time in @MLB history, the 3-3-5 triple play: https://t.co/sN2aMyqdNs #ThrillOfTheGame‌https://t.co/SUvCxIWUHs

— MLB (@MLB) July 30, 2016

It has been a great year for triple plays, and the Washington Nationals added another fine chapter to that story on Friday. Washington picked a perfect time to turn the first 3-3-5 triple play in MLB history, escaping a bases loaded jam to preserve a 4-1 lead.

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