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Giancarlo Stanton hits a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning during Game 5 of the World Series October 30, 2024.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In the 2024 regular season, the Yankees had the second-most sacrifice flies in the MLB with 57.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
But the Yankees delivered some insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, when Judge hit a sacrifice fly to score Gleyber Torres, who made his way around the bases after more Cantillo wild pitches.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Sacrifice Flies When a player hits a fly-ball to the outfield or foul territory that allows a runner to score, they are awarded a sacrifice fly.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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sacrifice fly
noun
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores
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