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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Abreu hit a grand slam and inside-the-park home run in the same game against the Cincinnati Reds last year, becoming the sixth player in major league history and the second Red Sox player since 1939 to accomplish that.
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CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Rockies want to see several things from Condon this spring, especially his ability to consistently hit major league fastballs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Along with Fulmer, the list of investors with major league experience includes Jackson Jobe, Jordy Mercer and Andrew Heaney.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Mets were giving up two major league-ready prospects to get Peralta.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Rockies want to see several things from Condon this spring, especially his ability to consistently hit major league fastballs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Along with Fulmer, the list of investors with major league experience includes Jackson Jobe, Jordy Mercer and Andrew Heaney.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Mets were giving up two major league-ready prospects to get Peralta.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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 17 Mar. 2026.
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