Definition of fly ball
: 2fly 5
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Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
Recent Examples of fly ball from the Web
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Then Ichiro Suzuki lofted a fly ball to right field for the final out.
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Blake Martin, the district's hottest batter, lofted a fly ball to the center fielder in the first inning that landed with a thud behind the defender.
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Tulane hit zero ground balls during that span, with seven outs coming on fly balls to the outfield.
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Carlson induces a fly ball in the infield for the first out.
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For the time being, few fans venturing out to Sox Park are going to complain about unforced errors or blown saves or outfielders running into each other as a fly ball drops between them.
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There were 3,157 more fly balls and few complaints about the tariff for all that lifting: 2,658 more strikeouts.
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Tulane led 11-8 through seven innings, and the top of the eighth started with Grant Witherspoon's dropped fly ball in center field that let the first batter reach second.
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In a stadium where heavy, moist air typically limits how far fly balls carry, Game 1 of the 2017 World Series was the exception.
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First Known Use of fly ball
1865
FLY BALL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of fly ball for English Language Learners
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baseball : a baseball that is hit high into the air
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