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
Recent Examples on the Web
These players represent a handful of major league professionals who will be looking forward to next season.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Texas chased 20-year-old right-hander Caden Dana (1-1) 11 batters into his second major league start.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Junk, a 22nd-round selection in the 2017 MLB Draft out of Seattle University, has appeared in parts of four major league seasons.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2024
After two rough starts to begin his major league career, Festa has steadily improved each time.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Aug. 2024
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Texas chased 20-year-old right-hander Caden Dana (1-1) 11 batters into his second major league start.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Junk, a 22nd-round selection in the 2017 MLB Draft out of Seattle University, has appeared in parts of four major league seasons.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2024
After two rough starts to begin his major league career, Festa has steadily improved each time.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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