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Torres’ sacrifice fly then gave the Bronx Bombers a 3-0 lead.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
Double plays that ended the second, third, fourth and fifth innings prevented a true knockout blow, but Arizona threatened with its leadoff batter reaching in each of the first six innings while tacking on one more run with a Gabriel Moreno sacrifice fly in the sixth.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Grand Rapids loaded the bases with one out and got within two on a sacrifice fly, but Sokoll struck out a Thunderhawk looking with a nasty slider containing plenty of movement.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 14 June 2024
Trevor Larnach’s sacrifice fly scored one, then Lewis hit a 435-foot two-run bomb to left-center to put the game firmly out of reach.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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