the majors
noun
US, informal
: the major leagues of baseball
As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.
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Narváez now moves into the starting role, and by calling up Sabol the Red Sox have no catchers on their 40-man roster who are not currently in the majors.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Entering Monday, the A’s had allowed 62 runs, second most in the majors.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Dotel, 51, played for 13 teams over his 15 seasons in the majors from 1999 to 2013.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The Mets lead the majors with a 1.72 ERA and have allowed just 22 runs in 10 games — the fewest ever surrendered through 10 games in team history.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Entering Monday, the A’s had allowed 62 runs, second most in the majors.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Dotel, 51, played for 13 teams over his 15 seasons in the majors from 1999 to 2013.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The Mets lead the majors with a 1.72 ERA and have allowed just 22 runs in 10 games — the fewest ever surrendered through 10 games in team history.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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“The majors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20majors. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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