sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores

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Later in the frame, Witt came up with his triple and scored on Pasquantino’s sacrifice fly. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 Lile scored on a sacrifice fly by Andres Chaparro. Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025 Three runs scored — on three hits, a walk, a hit batter and a sacrifice fly — before Peralta got his third out. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 The Dodgers couldn’t score one run on Ohtani’s potential sacrifice fly in the fifth – but the Diamondbacks scored two on one in the seventh. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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sacrifice fly

noun
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores

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