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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Padres catcher Rodolfo Durán made his major league debut after spending parts of 12 seasons in the minors, going 0 for 3.
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
In the meantime, the Angels called up 24-year-old Omar Martinez for his first time on a major league roster.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Peralta made his major league debut at Coors on May 13, 2018, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning and striking out 13 over 5 2/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Yankees scheduled starter Ryan Weathers was scratched because of illness, Paul Blackburn pitched the first and 27-year-old right-hander Brendan Beck allowed two runs, two hits and three walks in three innings-plus of his major league debut.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
In the meantime, the Angels called up 24-year-old Omar Martinez for his first time on a major league roster.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Peralta made his major league debut at Coors on May 13, 2018, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning and striking out 13 over 5 2/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Yankees scheduled starter Ryan Weathers was scratched because of illness, Paul Blackburn pitched the first and 27-year-old right-hander Brendan Beck allowed two runs, two hits and three walks in three innings-plus of his major league debut.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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