sacrifice fly

noun

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

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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 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 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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