sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores

Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hernandez played shortstop — going 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly — as Duran remained in center on Tuesday while Xander Bogaerts got a rare day off, though that alignment does not figure to be the norm. —Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025

Jae-Ho Park drove in the Cypress run with a sacrifice fly that drove in John Short. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025

The Sox extended the lead in the fourth when Andrew Benintendi scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Baldwin, making it 2-0. Nick Maton hit a solo home run to right, his second of the season, with one out in the fifth to stretch it to 3-0. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025

Mike Trout had two RBIs for the Angels, who scored three runs on sacrifice flies and finally went ahead in the 10th without a hit. —Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sacrifice fly

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Kids Definition

sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores