major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
Examples of major league in a Sentence
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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This was a guy pitching in his eighth major league game and making his third start.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Horton made his major league debut with the Cubs May 10, 2025, at the age of 23.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Gasper caught his first full major league game on Sunday and started again on Tuesday.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
Interim manager Ray Montgomery said these types of growing pains are normal for a major league starter.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Horton made his major league debut with the Cubs May 10, 2025, at the age of 23.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Gasper caught his first full major league game on Sunday and started again on Tuesday.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
Interim manager Ray Montgomery said these types of growing pains are normal for a major league starter.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for major league
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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