sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Kody Clemens scored on an error by five-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Salvador Perez in the second, and Byron Buxton added a sacrifice fly off John Schreiber in the eighth, before the Twins teed off against Royals reliever Steven Cruz in the ninth. CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 Hoerner doubled home Miguel Amaya while Alex Bregman, Shaw and Crow-Armstrong had RBI singles and Dansby Swanson hit a sacrifice fly. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Baltimore would score twice more in the inning on Jackson's RBI single and Ward's sacrifice fly. ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 Bregman singled in Hoerner, and Dansby Swanson drove in Ian Happ with a sacrifice fly. Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 4 Apr. 2026.

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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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