How to Use fly ball in a Sentence

fly ball

noun
  • He hit a long fly ball to left field.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Left fielder Taylor Ward caught a fly ball against the wall to get Fulmer out of the fifth.
    Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Alex Verdugo was retired on a fly ball to right field to end the first inning and struck out in the sixth.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In this game, the breaks just didn't go their way as every single deep fly ball seemed to fall just short of the wall.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2022
  • He was ordered back to the plate, and Drysdale retired him on a fly ball to preserve the streak.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • With two outs in the ninth, Jose Abreu lofted a fly ball to shallow center.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2021
  • With the tying run on third and one out in the fifth, DJ LeMahieu lifted a fly ball to medium depth right.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 22 Sep. 2021
  • But Victor Reyes hit a sharp fly ball to center to end the Tigers' chances of a game-winner.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Instead, Cruz's fly ball allowed the rookie to tag up and score.
    Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • In the 11th inning, Enos Slaughter hit a fly ball to deep center field.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • He was injured while chasing a fly ball in the World Series that year.
    Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Right fielder Izzy Mulhall made a great catch of a Tai Byrd fly ball in the eighth inning.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
  • Chris Taylor cost him three runs by losing a fight with the wind in left field and dropping a fly ball.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2022
  • But his fly ball drifted foul and Iglesias retired him to end the inning and post the save (10).
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Mize recorded the second out in the seventh inning on a fly ball.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2021
  • In the top of the sixth, Toro chased down Ohtani’s fly ball to shallow left field and made a basket catch, denying Los Angeles’ $700 million dollar man a hit.
    Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024

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