Examples of pop fly in a Sentence
He hit a high pop fly to the second baseman.
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Creator and star Quinta Brunson takes the cast and crew out to the ball game to catch pop flies, party with team's big green mascot (the Phanatic), and generally see if these crazy teachers and staff can make it out of the ballpark without any major incidents.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Austin Wells hit a shallow pop fly to left field.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
That prompted Shildt to turn to Mason Miller, who struck out Jorge Barrosa to end the eighth and — after the Padres added a run on two-out singles by Arraez, Machado and Jackson Merrill in the bottom of the eighth — struck out two more and got a pop fly out after a lead-off walk in the ninth.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
With three White Sox (45-83) runs already scored in the eighth, the Twins’ (59-69) lead shaved to just a run and the bases loaded, Lewis raced back and tracked down a pop fly in foul territory.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Austin Wells hit a shallow pop fly to left field.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
That prompted Shildt to turn to Mason Miller, who struck out Jorge Barrosa to end the eighth and — after the Padres added a run on two-out singles by Arraez, Machado and Jackson Merrill in the bottom of the eighth — struck out two more and got a pop fly out after a lead-off walk in the ninth.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
With three White Sox (45-83) runs already scored in the eighth, the Twins’ (59-69) lead shaved to just a run and the bases loaded, Lewis raced back and tracked down a pop fly in foul territory.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Pop fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20fly. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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