the majors

noun

US, informal

: the major leagues of baseball

As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.

Examples of the majors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Skubal allowed four hits and struck out six in the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner's second start for his new team since arriving from Detroit in the majors' biggest deadline trade. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

That record of 70 is shared by Jacoby Ellsbury, who accomplished the feat in the majors in 2009, and David Hamilton, who swiped the same total at Double-A in 2022. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

The offense, on the other hand, woke up Sunday with the worst wRC+ (88) in the majors since Judge last played on May 31. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Mayer almost exclusively played shortstop in the minors, but has seen more time at second base (53 games) and third base (39 games) than shortstop (26 games) in the majors. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the majors

• teenagers
• agers
• pagers
• wagers