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And though the Yankees briefly led again on a Giancarlo Stanton sacrifice fly in the sixth, the turnaround came complete in the eighth, when the Dodgers loaded the bases against Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle, then got sac flies from Lux and Betts off closer Luke Weaver.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Another sacrifice fly by Betts in the bottom of the eighth tied the game at 2-2, which held until the 10th and final inning.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Jeff McNeil, who the Mets activated to the roster ahead of the series, came through with a sacrifice fly to add an insurance run.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
On the next pitch, Jose Altuve lofted a soft foul flyball down the right field line that was just deep enough to allow Peña to score on the sacrifice fly.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 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 23 Dec. 2024.
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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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