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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Snell has made as many as 27 starts in only three of his 10 major league seasons.
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Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In his first 12 major league games, Kim stole three bases and plated nine runs.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
At 45 years old, Rich Hill is still trying to work his way back onto a major league roster.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Colorado improved to 7-33, finally snapping out of a tie with the 1988 Baltimore Orioles (6-34 over 40 games) for the worst start in major league history.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
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Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In his first 12 major league games, Kim stole three bases and plated nine runs.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
At 45 years old, Rich Hill is still trying to work his way back onto a major league roster.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Colorado improved to 7-33, finally snapping out of a tie with the 1988 Baltimore Orioles (6-34 over 40 games) for the worst start in major league history.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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