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
Examples of major league in a Sentence
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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The committee that year comprised largely Hall of Famers and executives of major league teams.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The substance is rubbed on every baseball before every major league game.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Like most major league teams that don’t own their own TV networks, the Rockies’ money stream was disrupted by the demise of regional sports networks.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
In his first major league game, Semproch gave up a hit and a walk, struck out two, and earned the win in a three-inning relief appearance.
—Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The substance is rubbed on every baseball before every major league game.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Like most major league teams that don’t own their own TV networks, the Rockies’ money stream was disrupted by the demise of regional sports networks.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
In his first major league game, Semproch gave up a hit and a walk, struck out two, and earned the win in a three-inning relief appearance.
—Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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