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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None of that means Lagrange’s major league debut — or major league earnings — is far off, though.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Infielders Kyle Farmer and Dominic Smith have made the Atlanta Braves ' major league roster and signed big league contracts Saturday after attending spring training with minor league deals.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The Dodgers signed former major league left-hander Logan Allen to a minor-league contract.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The center fielder has played in a handful of playoff games over the course of his 11 major league seasons with the Twins.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Infielders Kyle Farmer and Dominic Smith have made the Atlanta Braves ' major league roster and signed big league contracts Saturday after attending spring training with minor league deals.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The Dodgers signed former major league left-hander Logan Allen to a minor-league contract.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The center fielder has played in a handful of playoff games over the course of his 11 major league seasons with the Twins.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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