How to Use fly ball in a Sentence

fly ball

noun

• He hit a long fly ball to left field.
• Lots of fly balls in the sweet spot - and lots of Shohei Ohtani.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
• Hayes launched a high fly ball down the right field line that hit the foul pole.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021
• The catchable fly ball bounced on the track and over the fence for a ground-rule double.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
• Varsho was close to a home run with a long fly ball to the base of the fence in the second inning.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
• The one that was put in play was a jammed fly ball into left field.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2021
• Bauer’s pitch count hit 108 when Nick Ahmed hit a fly ball down the right-field line.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
• Mullin got the final out on a fly ball to center, but the game was tied, 7-7.
  — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 28 Apr. 2021
• Two runs scored in the third inning after a fly ball was lost in the sun.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2020
• Ryleigh Johnson then hit the fly ball that drove in the second run.
  — Paul Boyd, arkansasonline.com, 26 Apr. 2024
• But his deep fly ball to right field died at the warning track.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2022
• Matzek, though, promptly forced a fly ball off the bat of Michael Brantley to end the threat.
  — New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
• The rookie failed to tag up on a deep fly ball and advance to third base.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2022
• In the bottom of the third, Resing led off with a long fly ball to centerfield.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 30 May 2022
• In the bottom of the fifth, the Giants’ Curt Casali skied a fly ball to deep right-center field.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2021
• Ibáñez caught the fly ball for the second out and fired a bullet to catcher Jake Rogers for the third out.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• With one out, Alec Bohm lifted a fly ball to deep left.
  — Aaron Bracy, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022
• With two outs, Ohtani lofted a high fly ball to center field that Bradley lost in the sun and the wind.
  — Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2022
• But the 342-foot fly ball would not have been a home run in any other ballpark.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
• Davis came in and retired him on a deep fly ball to center.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022
• Brock Holt gotten his hand around a tag at home plate on a fly ball out.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021
• The count climbed full against Smith, who made solid contact on a fly ball.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
• There were two on and two out in the eighth when Austin Nola lofted a fly ball down the left field line.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• That brought up Tyler Naquin, who sent a long fly ball to right-center.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2022
• Nolan Coil came on and finished with two groundouts and a fly ball to left field.
  — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2021
• Baltimore used a walk, a single and a fly ball by Cedric Mullins to tie it in the third.
  — David Ginsburg, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
• Eloy Jimenez couldn't flag down a Yelich fly ball to the corner in the fifth inning of a Brewers 8-3 win.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2020
• But Chung induced a fly ball to center to end the drama.
  — Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
• Among the highlights were two deep fly balls hit by Adolis García that were caught by Margot at or near the warning track in center field.
  — Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
• Phillips came in and ended the inning by getting Tatis on a fly ball to center field and then got through Machado, Profar and Merrill on six pitches in the sixth.
  — Kevin Acee, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Jan 2025