the majors
noun
US, informal
: the major leagues of baseball
As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.
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After spending most of the 2024 season in the majors, Martin didn’t make the 2025 Opening Day roster, being one of the final players cut in spring training.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Now the Mets have to hope rushing Tong and/or Sproat to the majors — after McLean’s deGrom-esque emergence raised the stakes for the Mets and the expectations for his fellow rookies — doesn’t provide a different yet no less imposing road block to success for the homegrown pitchers.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Skubal, of course, already has his half of the milestone in hand, as his six strikeouts against the White Sox brought him to 222 on the year – tops in the majors, four more than Boston’s Garrett Crochet and 27 up on NL leader Paul Skenes – with approximately three starts to go.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Reynolds has a 25-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio in the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Now the Mets have to hope rushing Tong and/or Sproat to the majors — after McLean’s deGrom-esque emergence raised the stakes for the Mets and the expectations for his fellow rookies — doesn’t provide a different yet no less imposing road block to success for the homegrown pitchers.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Skubal, of course, already has his half of the milestone in hand, as his six strikeouts against the White Sox brought him to 222 on the year – tops in the majors, four more than Boston’s Garrett Crochet and 27 up on NL leader Paul Skenes – with approximately three starts to go.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Reynolds has a 25-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio in the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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