sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Maikel Garcia got Venezuela on the board with a sacrifice fly that scored Salvador Perez in the top of the 3rd. CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026 Maikel Garcia’s third-inning sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu’s fifth-inning homer off rookie Nolan McLean built a 2-0 lead before a roaring pro-Latin America crowd. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Venezuela opened the scoring in the third inning with a Maikel Garcia sacrifice fly. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026 Outfielder Dasan Harris then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, giving them the lead for the first time. Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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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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