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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Bell was selected in the second round of the 2011 amateur draft out of high school by Pittsburgh and made his major league debut in 2016.
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Romano, 32, had a 2.67 ERA through his first five major league seasons, including a 2.49 mark over his back-to-back All-Star seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Dec. 2025
His major league experience has been limited to just 12 games and 37 plate appearances.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2025
In his 10 major league seasons, Bell has 193 home runs, including more than 20 in five separate seasons.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Romano, 32, had a 2.67 ERA through his first five major league seasons, including a 2.49 mark over his back-to-back All-Star seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Dec. 2025
His major league experience has been limited to just 12 games and 37 plate appearances.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2025
In his 10 major league seasons, Bell has 193 home runs, including more than 20 in five separate seasons.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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