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major-league

[mey-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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The Dodgers pulled off the trade without disrupting their major-league squad.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Díaz earned the save in his first major-league appearance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow in late April, giving up two hits and a run.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

It is the best Sasaki has pitched in his major-league career, a frightening proposition for the rest of the sport as the Dodgers pursue their third straight championship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

During Rivera’s heyday, in the 2000s, just about every major-league team had a set closer whose sole job was to pitch the ninth inning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby, two black players from the all-black Negro Leagues, had finally been accepted into major-league baseball.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

I asked Walter why he believed it made business sense to pay three times as much as any major league team had sold for.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

One week after trading eight players off the major league roster, interim GM John Mozeliak fired Mike Maddux, assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott and bullpen coach Dom Chiti.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 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

Several batters later, however, Yan commemorated his second major league strikeout similarly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

His father was Willy “Winner” Prime, one of the best pitchers in major league baseball.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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