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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Mays played home games and weekend road games for the Black Barons while school was in session, then played full time in center field during summer vacations, quickly drawing the attention of major league scouts.
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Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Gonzalez and Trammell have major league experience, though the Yankees wouldn’t necessarily have to call up an outfielder since the versatile Oswaldo Cabrera and Jahmai Jones can back up those positions.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Brumley was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and later played for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics throughout his major league career, which spanned between 1987 and 1995.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
Cincinnati is home to three major league sports teams, but local tourism leaders say the city could host all kinds of sporting events.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
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Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Gonzalez and Trammell have major league experience, though the Yankees wouldn’t necessarily have to call up an outfielder since the versatile Oswaldo Cabrera and Jahmai Jones can back up those positions.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Brumley was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and later played for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics throughout his major league career, which spanned between 1987 and 1995.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
Cincinnati is home to three major league sports teams, but local tourism leaders say the city could host all kinds of sporting events.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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