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

Detroit reliever Brant Hurler walked in a run in the bottom of the inning and Randal Grichuk followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 8-1. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Matt Shaw’s sacrifice fly in the second and Seiya Suzuki RBI single in the fifth built a 2-0 lead. — Gary Schatz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Left fielder Wyatt Langford had an RBI double, catcher Danny Jansen got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and center fielder Evan Carter had a sacrifice fly. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Ryan Jeffers had a sacrifice fly off Grayson Rodriguez (4-8), and Josh Bell singled in a run to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the first. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sacrifice fly

• canaliculi
• dwi
• micronuclei
• oversimplify
• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli

Kids Definition

sacrifice fly

noun

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