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major-league

[may-jer leeg] / ˈmeɪ dʒər ˈlig /
NOUN
main sports league
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ADJECTIVE
relating to major leagues
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major league
NOUN
main sports league
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His first major-league hit was a three-run home run, and he entered Tuesday with a .974 OPS in 10 games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Over the past week and a half, the major-league coaching staff, which also had De Paula in major-league spring training camp the last two years, has taken over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Before he spent nine seasons as a major-league outfielder, Venable majored in anthropology at Princeton, where he starred in baseball and basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Her groundstrokes come in like major-league sliders and every shot seems to end up kissing a line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

“Getting in a fight with a popular senior. Pissing off a schoolteacher and the local chief of police. Hanging with two major-league losers.”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

After Rojas made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2014, the team traded him to the Marlins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

For older players, Tommy John surgery—a ligament repair and reconstruction named for the major league pitcher it was first performed on and widespread among pros—is on the rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

He can also call up pronunciation guides for players on all 30 major league teams, though he’s found the radio broadcasters for the visiting clubs are often more helpful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“I think he was driven to prove that hey, not only am I a player, I’m a major league player.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

During an eight-year career playing for seven major league teams, he became known as one of the greatest base stealers the game had yet seen.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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