the majors
noun
US, informal
: the major leagues of baseball
As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.
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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.
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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
Coming off his second season playing in an independent league at 30, a pathway back to a major-league team’s affiliate — let alone returning to the majors — felt like a long shot.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
After the Padres scored five runs between the sixth and seventh innings, the hardest thrower in the majors kept the game within reach by keeping the Orioles off balance.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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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
Coming off his second season playing in an independent league at 30, a pathway back to a major-league team’s affiliate — let alone returning to the majors — felt like a long shot.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
After the Padres scored five runs between the sixth and seventh innings, the hardest thrower in the majors kept the game within reach by keeping the Orioles off balance.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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