sacrifice fly

noun

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

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And though the Yankees briefly led again on a Giancarlo Stanton sacrifice fly in the sixth, the turnaround came complete in the eighth, when the Dodgers loaded the bases against Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle, then got sac flies from Lux and Betts off closer Luke Weaver. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Another sacrifice fly by Betts in the bottom of the eighth tied the game at 2-2, which held until the 10th and final inning. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024 Jeff McNeil, who the Mets activated to the roster ahead of the series, came through with a sacrifice fly to add an insurance run. Jacob Lev, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 On the next pitch, Jose Altuve lofted a soft foul flyball down the right field line that was just deep enough to allow Peña to score on the sacrifice fly. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sacrifice fly 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Dec. 2024.

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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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