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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Over five shutout innings in his major league debut, the 23-year-old left-hander fanned 11 of their batters, tying the Red Sox record for strikeouts by a debuting pitcher, set by Don Aase on July 26, 1977.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
All told, Martinez played exactly one major league game for the Blue Jays, going 1-for-3.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
At the age of 24, Springer made his major league debut with Houston, playing against the Kansas City Royals.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Behind them is a group of right-handers with little or no major league experience, but some high-end talent.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
All told, Martinez played exactly one major league game for the Blue Jays, going 1-for-3.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
At the age of 24, Springer made his major league debut with Houston, playing against the Kansas City Royals.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Behind them is a group of right-handers with little or no major league experience, but some high-end talent.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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