How to Use fly ball in a Sentence

fly ball

noun

• He hit a long fly ball to left field.
• Lots of fly balls in the sweet spot - and lots of Shohei Ohtani.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
• Those two plays came on top of the five fly balls Corbin caught.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2019
• Hayes launched a high fly ball down the right field line that hit the foul pole.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021
• And, of course, how many of his fly balls are leaving the yard.
  — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 14 June 2018
• In the fourth, DeShields tracked down balls off the wall in both allies and caught a fly ball.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 20 Apr. 2018
• The catchable fly ball bounced on the track and over the fence for a ground-rule double.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
• In both seasons, one-fifth of his fly balls sailed over the fences.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
• Varsho was close to a home run with a long fly ball to the base of the fence in the second inning.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
• The one that was put in play was a jammed fly ball into left field.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2021
• Acuna caught the fly ball a step off the warning track.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
• Bauer’s pitch count hit 108 when Nick Ahmed hit a fly ball down the right-field line.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
• Bottom: Vance leads off with deep fly ball to right for the first out.
  — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 21 Apr. 2018
• Here’s what happens: A kid drops a fly ball in the ninth inning to lose the game.
  — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 29 June 2018
• Mullin got the final out on a fly ball to center, but the game was tied, 7-7.
  — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 28 Apr. 2021
• Two runs scored in the third inning after a fly ball was lost in the sun.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2020
• Ryleigh Johnson then hit the fly ball that drove in the second run.
  — Paul Boyd, arkansasonline.com, 26 Apr. 2024
• The first two spring swings resulted in a foul and a fly ball out.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
• But his deep fly ball to right field died at the warning track.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2022
• Matzek, though, promptly forced a fly ball off the bat of Michael Brantley to end the threat.
  — New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
• The rookie failed to tag up on a deep fly ball and advance to third base.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2022
• An upward trend in his fly ball rate, using the field more on the ground.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
• That brought up Adley Rutschman, who hit a fly ball to center field.
  — Joel Odom, OregonLive.com, 3 Apr. 2018
• In the bottom of the third, Resing led off with a long fly ball to centerfield.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 30 May 2022
• In the bottom of the fifth, the Giants’ Curt Casali skied a fly ball to deep right-center field.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2021
• Carlson induces a fly ball in the infield for the first out.
  — Tom Green, AL.com, 18 Mar. 2018
• Then, with two outs, Semien smacked a fly ball to deep right-center field.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 7 Sep. 2019
• Ibáñez caught the fly ball for the second out and fired a bullet to catcher Jake Rogers for the third out.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• The lefty-swinging McMahon then sent a deep fly ball into center field for the game-winner.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
• Bellinger hooked Braves’ starting pitcher Spencer Strider’s slider down the right field line with a sky-high fly ball.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025