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