sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Profar began a minor league rehab assignment — yes, MLB still calls it that in this case, unironically — with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday and went 2-for-3 with two singles, a sacrifice fly and a walk in five plate appearances. David O'Brien, New York Times, 18 June 2025 The Vikings added two insurance runs in the seventh on an RBI single from Villanueva and a sacrifice fly from Danny Donovan. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025 The Giants trailed 5-2, their only runs of the game coming from Willy Adames’ first-inning sacrifice fly and fifth inning home run, his sixth of the season and his first since May 13. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 June 2025 The Mariners got one run on a sacrifice fly, and then another on a groundout. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 29 Jun. 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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