Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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His 2025 average launch angle has dropped from 15.4 degrees in Chicago to 9.3 degrees in Milwaukee, as his fly ball rate has cratered from 39.2% to 29.5%.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
One of those batters was Anthony, who in the fifth inning appeared to tie the game with a towering fly ball to right field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Alonso hit a towering fly ball to center field, and Lindor scored easily from third to tie the game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Harrison Bader #12 of the Minnesota Twins jumps to catch a fly ball hit by Wilyer Abreu #52 of the Boston Red Sox (not pictured) for an out in the sec ond inning at Target Field on July 29, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
One of those batters was Anthony, who in the fifth inning appeared to tie the game with a towering fly ball to right field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Alonso hit a towering fly ball to center field, and Lindor scored easily from third to tie the game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Harrison Bader #12 of the Minnesota Twins jumps to catch a fly ball hit by Wilyer Abreu #52 of the Boston Red Sox (not pictured) for an out in the sec ond inning at Target Field on July 29, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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