Definitions

pop fly

NOUN

baseball hit high in the air

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloop blooper looper pop-up

WEAK

Texas Leaguer can of corn

Example Sentences

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In the fifth, he drove in a run with a sacrifice pop fly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Thanks to his pop fly against Bruján, the answer remains the same: Nobody.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Grifol said after the game that he felt there was no harm on the play, as Henderson was able to make an easy catch of the pop fly.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

It appeared the lack of an interference call wouldn’t make much of a difference in Sunday’s outcome after Abner Uribe retired Giancarlo Stanton on a pop fly for the second out of the inning.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

On Carter’s first pitch after the dropped pop fly, he gave up a two-run homer.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner