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-league adjective
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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The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games, 2-1 and 5-1. 1963 — Playing the first Sunday night game in major league history because of excessive heat during the day, the Houston Colt .45s handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh straight loss in Houston, 3-0. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 Logan Henderson was brilliant in his first four major league starts, going 3-0, 1.71, with a 29/6 K/BB over 21 innings. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Entering the weekend, Goodman’s 63 hits led all major league catchers, while his homers, RBIs and 110 total bases led all National League catchers. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025 Hop Run Tours organizes expeditions to minor league ballparks and major league breweries. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for major league

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of major league was in 1887

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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

major league

noun
: a league in the highest class of U.S. professional sports
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