the majors
noun
US, informal
: the major leagues of baseball
As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.
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Saalfrank and Rodríguez played previously in the majors.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
And this is a team that was second in baseball only to Kansas City in not striking out during the regular season, fanning only 1,099 times, facing a Dodgers pitching staff that led the majors in striking people out (1,505).
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Hoffman — who ranks in the 97th percentile in baseball in chase percentage, 90th percentile in whiff percentage and 88th percentile in K percentage — led the majors with 59 games finished this season (33 saves).
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Although Vitello is making an unprecedented jump to the majors, Brewers manager Pat Murphy has a better view than most about what is ahead for the Giants and their new manager.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
And this is a team that was second in baseball only to Kansas City in not striking out during the regular season, fanning only 1,099 times, facing a Dodgers pitching staff that led the majors in striking people out (1,505).
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Hoffman — who ranks in the 97th percentile in baseball in chase percentage, 90th percentile in whiff percentage and 88th percentile in K percentage — led the majors with 59 games finished this season (33 saves).
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Although Vitello is making an unprecedented jump to the majors, Brewers manager Pat Murphy has a better view than most about what is ahead for the Giants and their new manager.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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“The majors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20majors. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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