sacrifice fly

noun

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

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The Yankees tagged Muñoz for two runs on three hits and a walk to force extra innings, where Aaron Judge delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025 Royce Lewis tacked on a run with a sacrifice fly against Cubs All-Star pitcher Shota Imanaga. Dan Hayes, New York Times, 9 July 2025 Miami loaded the bases again in the eighth with no outs and the Reds brought in catcher Jose Trevino, who limited Myers to a sacrifice fly that made it 11-1. Miami Herald, 9 July 2025 Shaw used Busch’s bat to hit the game-winning sacrifice fly. Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

Word History

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 16 Jul. 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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