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Texas leaguer
noun
: a fly in baseball that falls too far out to be caught by an infielder and too close in to be caught by an outfielder
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The first hit of the game, was just kind of off the end of the bat, a Texas leaguer.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Texas League, a baseball minor league
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Texas leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Texas%20leaguer. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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