major-league
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
But in one weird way, Schlittler is different from all the other major-league pitchers who have lightning coursing through their veins: He actually uses it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“But I still think that him getting out there, pitching major-league innings, is going to help him. So yeah, we’re still working through some things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez became the first player in MLB history to hit three home runs in his major-league debut on Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It had been three months since he’d last started a major-league game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He’d already been scouted by three major-league teams.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Unless, of course, this is Betts, now at 33, in his — unlucky? — 13th major league season and seventh as a Dodger?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Angels have a 4.53 earned-run average, ranking 24th among the 30 major league teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
One week after trading eight players off the major league roster to launch a long-overdue rebuilding effort, Mozeliak fired Maddux, assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott and bullpen coach Dom Chiti.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Maddux, a pitching coach for five major league teams, and Scott each was in his first season in Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The cutoff date for almost all nonschool baseball leagues in the United States is July 31, with the result that more major league players are born in August than in any other month.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
