the majors

noun

US, informal
: the major leagues of baseball
As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.

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The Mets drew 2,712,120 fans this season, a drop of 5,870 fans per game from last season - the steepest decline in the majors. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Araujo is one of three Latino PA announcers in the majors, alongside Marysol Castro, who works for the New York Mets, and Frank Fernandez of the Miami Marlins. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 The Mets drew 2,712,120 fans this season, a drop of 5,870 fans per game from last season — the steepest decline in the majors. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 That led to the Sox leading the majors in relief innings this season and being on a pace to finish with 764 innings, which would rank third in major-league history. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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