sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Michael Torres, who started all three games in center field, followed with a double and scored from second on a sacrifice fly from Ethan Puig, who replaced Gonzalez in the lineup. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025 That was the Hogs' last opening day walk-off win prior to Brent Iredale's sacrifice fly that brought home Justin Thomas for the 3-2 win in Game 1 on Friday. Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025 Josh Naylor hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 3-1. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 In Tuesday’s first inning, the league’s most contact-prone offense drew a leadoff walk, a hit-by-pitch and a Pirates fielding error before Manny Machado supplied a sacrifice fly for the first run in an eventual 3-0 win. Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 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 Feb. 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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