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-league adjective
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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In one of the largest miscarriages of justice recently seen in major league baseball, Nationals LF James Wood was not named as a finalist for the starting lineup in this year’s All Star Game in Atlanta. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 Friday’s outing was Tidwell’s third major league appearance of his career. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025 Idea Cuts Ties With $11.75 Million All-Star For Catching Prospect Red Sox Trade Musings Place 4-Time Mets All-Star in Crosshairs With the Braves, Murray appeared in just four major league games before he was traded to him hometown team. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 But one move stuck out in particular — the signing of pitcher Dicky Lovelady to a major league contract. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for major league

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of major league was in 1887

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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

major league

noun
: a league in the highest class of U.S. professional sports
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