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
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when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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Jason DeCaro is major league ready now.
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Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
All three drives were off Kyle Bradish, who hadn't given up more than two homers in his previous 80 major league starts.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Braden Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the Chicago White Sox past the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Tuesday night.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Carrigg, making his major league debut, electrified the crowd in the fifth inning with a triple down the right field line.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
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Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
All three drives were off Kyle Bradish, who hadn't given up more than two homers in his previous 80 major league starts.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Braden Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the Chicago White Sox past the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Tuesday night.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Carrigg, making his major league debut, electrified the crowd in the fifth inning with a triple down the right field line.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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