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.
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With three White Sox (45-83) runs already scored in the eighth, the Twins’ (59-69) lead shaved to just a run and the bases loaded, Lewis raced back and tracked down a pop fly in foul territory. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2025 Right fielder Teoscar Hernández couldn't track down a relatively easy pop fly in shallow right field in Monday night's ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies, directly leading to a walk-off single two pitches later. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 On Sunday, with the Dodgers clinging to a one-run lead in the sixth inning, Hernández hit a high pop fly to center with two outs. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 In the seventh, Patrick Bailey caught Vientos’ pop fly in foul territory while falling backwards. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pop fly

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pop fly was in 1884

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“Pop fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20fly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

pop fly

noun
: a short high fly in baseball
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