the majors

noun

US, informal

: the major leagues of baseball

As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.

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The Sox payroll was at $193 million in 2022, ranked seventh in the majors. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 Gonzalez, 29, has pitched parts of four seasons in the majors, with the Dodgers and New York Yankees. —

Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2025 Much closer to the majors, first baseman Romeo Sanabria hit .288/.396/.427 with 11 homers in 125 games split between low Single-A Lake Elsinore, high Single-A Fort Wayne and Double-A San Antonio. —

Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 Venable played nine seasons in the majors as an outfielder and later took on coaching positions with the Chicago Cubs, Red Sox and Rangers. —

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the majors