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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Samaniego, known in the clubhouse as ‘Sammy,’ saw his streak of 15 consecutive scoreless innings to begin his major league career end in the top of the eighth.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Cleveland’s home record over the Angels in that 11-year span is the best by any major league team.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Two years and a day after his electric major league debut, Skenes is somehow surpassing the outsized expectations that followed him to Pittsburgh.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Cleveland's home record over Los Angeles in that 11-year span is the best by any major league team.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Cleveland’s home record over the Angels in that 11-year span is the best by any major league team.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Two years and a day after his electric major league debut, Skenes is somehow surpassing the outsized expectations that followed him to Pittsburgh.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Cleveland's home record over Los Angeles in that 11-year span is the best by any major league team.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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