big league
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O'Neill described the interest in both players as "disappointing" but "to be expected", adding that it is "difficult to stop people if their ambition is to play in a big, big league".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Yes, the Dodgers knew exactly what they were doing by continuing to trot out the 24-year-old right-hander, providing him with the big league education they promised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The story is dead in a couple days, you lose $0, and there’s no risk to the big league club.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
William Blair analyst Neal Dingmann thinks the acquisition price represents a “compelling valuation for a big league company.”
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
So Langston is our big league rival, and even though they have everything our team would love to have, we have the one thing a team can’t buy.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
“We didn’t live in the era of pitch counts. So he just pitched,” said David Souter, a high school and college teammate who went on to develop big-league pitchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The club will hope to see continued growth from youngsters Ezequiel Tovar, Jordan Beck and Brenton Doyle, with top prospect and 2024 Golden Spikes Award winner Charlie Condon eyeing a potential big-league debut this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Rootman hit a ball so far over the left-field fence for a three-run homer that it might have gone out of a big-league stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
So your giftee is a gourmand, a big-league griller, a hot-sauce head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Like a fast ball hurled by a big-league pitcher, the arrow could be caught in the hand, but would knock for a loop anyone it hit in the head.
From The Pirates of Shan by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
