the majors
noun
US, informal
: the major leagues of baseball
As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.
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Players typically make a fraction of their major league salary in the minor leagues, and Castillo was potentially facing another year of shuttling back and forth between the majors and minors in 2026.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Cease leads the majors with 1,106 strikeouts since the start of the 2021 season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
It was created in 2005 and is awarded annually through a vote among alumni of the majors and active big-league players.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
With a large collection of starters already at the majors and several more in the high minors, the Twins are potentially looking to convert some of those pitchers to relief.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Cease leads the majors with 1,106 strikeouts since the start of the 2021 season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
It was created in 2005 and is awarded annually through a vote among alumni of the majors and active big-league players.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
With a large collection of starters already at the majors and several more in the high minors, the Twins are potentially looking to convert some of those pitchers to relief.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the majors
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“The majors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20majors. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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