sacrifice fly

noun

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

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The Yankees, now holding a 9-6 lead thanks to a Ben Rice sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth, needed nine outs from their top two bullpen arms, Devin Williams and David Bednar, to move on to Game 4. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025 Giancarlo Stanton hit a sacrifice fly. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Base running blunder The Tigers had a great chance to put together a big inning in the second, after Trey Sweeney hit a sacrifice fly, knocking in a run. Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025 That led to Maikel Garcia recording a sacrifice fly for an early Royals lead. Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 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 Oct. 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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