pop fly

noun

: a high fly ball in baseball

Examples of pop fly in a Sentence

He hit a high pop fly to the second baseman.

Recent Examples on the Web

Their two home runs in the game did not go as far as Xander Bogaerts’ pop fly out to third base was projected to travel. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers finally recorded their only hit against Orioles starter Trevor Rogers in the fifth inning, when Edman reached on a weak pop fly to center field. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Schmitt had already homered in the frame, giving the Giants a 5-3 lead, but if Vargas had caught either of the two pop flies in his direction, the latter four runs of the Giants’ (21-31) six-run uprising would never have happened. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 May 2026

Richie Palacios turned an elusive pop fly into a double and Mullins moved him to third by beating out a bunt. — ABC News, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pop fly

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny

Kids Definition

pop fly

noun

: a short high fly in baseball