major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
Examples of major league in a Sentence
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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He was selected in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft and made his major league debut in 2023.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
In 2001, Barry Bonds scored 73 home runs in a single season using a maple bat, helping that type of bat became more widely used in major league baseball.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
The son of the legendary play-by-player, Jack Buck, Joe grew up in ballparks and made his full-time major league debut at 21, calling his dad’s team, the St. Louis Cardinals.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Yankees signed Ryan Yarbrough to a major league deal on Monday, the team announced.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
In 2001, Barry Bonds scored 73 home runs in a single season using a maple bat, helping that type of bat became more widely used in major league baseball.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
The son of the legendary play-by-player, Jack Buck, Joe grew up in ballparks and made his full-time major league debut at 21, calling his dad’s team, the St. Louis Cardinals.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Yankees signed Ryan Yarbrough to a major league deal on Monday, the team announced.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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