sacrifice fly

noun

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

Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Marlins cut the deficit back to one run on a Jonah Bride sacrifice fly but got no closer. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024 Tyler Soderstrom capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly to center. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024 Austin Slater’s sacrifice fly to right made it 3-0. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024 The Rockies scored their only run on Brenton Doyle’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly to drive in Nolan Jones, who drew a walk and advanced to third on Jake Cave’s double off reliever Shawn Dubin. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sacrifice fly 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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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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