major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
Examples of major league in a Sentence
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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The 24-year-old right-hander made his major league debut as a late replacement for right-hander Ryan Johnson, who fell ill, and had to bob and weave through the early innings.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In the top of the seventh, Vitello was ejected for the first time in his brief major league career after disputing the call at first base when Encarnacion appeared to veer out of the base path on a comebacker.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Short-term memory and mental toughness are prerequisites for a major league pitcher, particularly for one who must ply his trade at Coors Field.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Fewer than 10 percent of those who have ever worn a major league uniform have done it, and Buxton is just the 14th player to reach the mark strictly with the Twins, joining players like Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Kirby Puckett and former teammates Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In the top of the seventh, Vitello was ejected for the first time in his brief major league career after disputing the call at first base when Encarnacion appeared to veer out of the base path on a comebacker.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Short-term memory and mental toughness are prerequisites for a major league pitcher, particularly for one who must ply his trade at Coors Field.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Fewer than 10 percent of those who have ever worn a major league uniform have done it, and Buxton is just the 14th player to reach the mark strictly with the Twins, joining players like Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Kirby Puckett and former teammates Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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