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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Since his major league debut on May 26, while mostly working in games in which the Padres trail, the rookie right-hander has a 1.93 ERA in 24 appearances (26 innings).
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
In six games since making his major league debut last Saturday, Bernabel has hit .435 (11 for 24) with three home runs and seven RBIs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2025
In 2014, at the age of 22, Suarez made his major league debut with Detroit.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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In parts of nine major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Twins, Bader owns a .243/.309/.397 slash line.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
In six games since making his major league debut last Saturday, Bernabel has hit .435 (11 for 24) with three home runs and seven RBIs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2025
In 2014, at the age of 22, Suarez made his major league debut with Detroit.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
More news: Two-Time All-Star, Cy Young Award Winner Goes to Jays at MLB Trade Deadline
In parts of nine major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Twins, Bader owns a .243/.309/.397 slash line.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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