plural sac flies
baseball, informal
: sacrifice fly
The Cardinals ended the scoring on Lonnie Smith's bases-loaded sac fly in the eighth.—
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Judge hit a sac fly to right to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Judge also plated a run with a sac fly in the fourth frame.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
The Hurricanes tacked on a run with a sac fly in the eighth inning, but the Yellow Jackets kept UM at bay.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Keibert Ruiz added a sac fly and CJ Abrams singled in a run off Tyler Wells in his two innings of work.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Judge also plated a run with a sac fly in the fourth frame.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
The Hurricanes tacked on a run with a sac fly in the eighth inning, but the Yellow Jackets kept UM at bay.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Keibert Ruiz added a sac fly and CJ Abrams singled in a run off Tyler Wells in his two innings of work.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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