major league

noun

Updated on: 28 Mar 2018

Definition of major league

1 : a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball; broadly : a league of major importance in any of various sports

2 : big time 2

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major-league

adjective

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major leaguer

noun

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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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Givens, who is seen by many as the team’s closer of the future, does not have a major league save to his record, pitching in mostly the seventh and eighth innings.

— eduardo a. encina, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles notes: Club being cautious with Beckham's groin injury; rotation order announced," 23 Mar. 2018
The group also arranges special VIP activities during the trip, like going to a major league sports practice or helping feed animals at the zoo.

— kathleen toner, CNN, "Parents with late-stage cancer share one last family adventure," 22 Mar. 2018
The Siebers, whose uncle, Scott Spiezio, and grandfather, Ed Spiezio, are former World Series-winning major league baseball players, have slightly different jobs.

— matt le cren, Naperville Sun, "Leave it to Siebers: Illinois State-bound twin sisters have Naperville North thinking big," 14 Mar. 2018
The Angels plan to give Shohei Ohtani every opportunity to be an impact pitcher and hitter, but his pursuit of two-way stardom in the major leagues will come with some boundaries.

— mike digiovanna, latimes.com, "Angels' two-way player Ohtani will pitch and be a DH, but he won't be allowed to slide head-first," 15 Feb. 2018
Catch major league baseball in pre-season action with games at Roger Dean Stadium (rogerdeanchevroletstadium.com) in Jupiter and the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches (fitteamballpark.com/spring-training).

— jennifer jhon, South Florida Parenting, "What matters for families this weekend? Water, bagpipes and baseball," 7 Mar. 2018
Watching from the House and Senate galleries as Democratic bills came up for votes felt like seeing good major league hitters competing against high school pitchers.

— michael kazin, The New Republic, "Realistic Ambitions," 27 Feb. 2018
Lenny Dykstra, the ex-con and former major league center fielder, relishes his wild-man reputation, and relishes running his mouth about it even more.

— gary baum, The Hollywood Reporter, "Hollywood's Most Toxic Bromance: The Implosion of Charlie Sheen and Lenny Dykstra," 7 Feb. 2018
In an offseason of change for the Miami Marlins — from ownership to the major league roster to, perhaps, signature outfield features — one area has remained remarkably consistent: minor league managers.

— tim healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Marlins maintain continuity with minor league managers in 2018," 26 Jan. 2018

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