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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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“I would hope that we are the major league baseball of softball,” Ng, 57, said in a phone conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Rookie Ryan Ward, in his fourth major league game, made the sliding catch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

If you’re a Dodgers fan, you know the rest of his baseball story: In his major league debut, Stripling was five outs from a no-hitter when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts yanked him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Garret Anderson was a Hall of Fame-caliber major league baseball player who never made the Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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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