sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores

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Miami’s Javier Sanoja hit a two-run homer in the second, Otto Lopez added a sacrifice fly in the fourth and Griffin Conine launched a solo blast in the sixth. — Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 Collins scored on Michael Massey’s sacrifice fly to give the Royals a 1-0 lead. — Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026 Manny Machado drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, and Luis Campusano extended the lead to 2-0 with an RBI single. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 Whisenhunt had been on the ropes since a two-run first in which Tatis led off with a double and scored on Machado’s sacrifice fly to left. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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sacrifice fly

noun
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores

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