major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
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when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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Here are some things to know about the history of beards in major league baseball.
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
His nine saves were second-most among major league rookies and second-most by a Rockies rookie reliever in franchise history behind Carlos Estévez’s 11 in 2016.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
During its latest quarterly earnings report held last month, Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEO had commented on the economic challenge of streaming a full-season major league sports schedule.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
His nine saves were second-most among major league rookies and second-most by a Rockies rookie reliever in franchise history behind Carlos Estévez’s 11 in 2016.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
During its latest quarterly earnings report held last month, Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEO had commented on the economic challenge of streaming a full-season major league sports schedule.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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