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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According to a report from FanSided's Robert Murray, Yarbrough and the Yankees are closing in on a one-year, major league contract for the upcoming season.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
All the while, pitchers lauded his communication and game-calling abilities and his defensive skills, the latter an area that Baldwin worked diligently to improve in his past two major league spring trainings.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Greenberg wouldn't return to baseball until 1945, serving 47 months (the longest service of any major league player) as an officer in locations all around the world.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The bullpen was decimated, and a lot of players were getting their first extended major league experience.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
All the while, pitchers lauded his communication and game-calling abilities and his defensive skills, the latter an area that Baldwin worked diligently to improve in his past two major league spring trainings.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Greenberg wouldn't return to baseball until 1945, serving 47 months (the longest service of any major league player) as an officer in locations all around the world.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The bullpen was decimated, and a lot of players were getting their first extended major league experience.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 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 21 Nov. 2025.
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