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The Dodgers loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the inning, but mustered only one run after Gavin Lux hit a sacrifice fly and Will Smith was doubled off at first base on a sharp lineout from teammate Tommy Edman.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
After a sacrifice fly got Los Angeles on the board, Tommy Edman hit a line drive to the aforementioned Arráez, who snagged it and quickly turned it into an inning-ending/rally-killing double play.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Giancarlo Stanton hits a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning during Game 5 of the World Series October 30, 2024.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In the 2024 regular season, the Yankees had the second-most sacrifice flies in the MLB with 57.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 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 21 Jan. 2025.
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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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