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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The three Reds baserunners were erased on double plays.
2015 — Lewis-Clark State wins their 17th NAIA baseball title.
2021 — The Twins’ Josh Donaldson scored the two-millionth run in major league history.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
More news: Mets Veteran Reliever Elects to Leave Organization, Joins NL Powerhouse
Despite the minor league offers from two of the league's powerhouses, Arcia elected to sign a major league deal with the ... Colorado Rockies.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
There are only so many top-billing center-forwards, and that’s the going rate, even for a striker who’s only enjoyed two noteworthy seasons—at Reims and Frankfurt—in Europe’s major leagues.
Is a significant outlay naïve, or is Ekitike an ace in the pack over the coming years?
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Stephenson said there were some extra emotions that came with putting his name onto an active major league roster for the first time since 2023.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
More news: Mets Veteran Reliever Elects to Leave Organization, Joins NL Powerhouse
Despite the minor league offers from two of the league's powerhouses, Arcia elected to sign a major league deal with the ... Colorado Rockies.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
There are only so many top-billing center-forwards, and that’s the going rate, even for a striker who’s only enjoyed two noteworthy seasons—at Reims and Frankfurt—in Europe’s major leagues.
Is a significant outlay naïve, or is Ekitike an ace in the pack over the coming years?
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Stephenson said there were some extra emotions that came with putting his name onto an active major league roster for the first time since 2023.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 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 12 Jun. 2025.
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