the majors
noun
US, informal
: the major leagues of baseball
As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.
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The left-hander pitched five seasons in the majors, primarily as a reliever and had a career record of 11-3 with three saves and a 3.91 ERA.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Heading into Tuesday night’s game at Atlanta, Rockies pitchers ranked last in the majors with 943 strikeouts, and the Braves ranked first with 1,293.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
The Diamondbacks lead the majors in runs scored from the seventh inning on, including nine in the first three games of this series.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 2 Sep. 2024
Advertisement This from a team that pays all the gobs and gobs of dollars to its players, and leads the majors with almost 4 million fans year after year.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Heading into Tuesday night’s game at Atlanta, Rockies pitchers ranked last in the majors with 943 strikeouts, and the Braves ranked first with 1,293.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
The Diamondbacks lead the majors in runs scored from the seventh inning on, including nine in the first three games of this series.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 2 Sep. 2024
Advertisement This from a team that pays all the gobs and gobs of dollars to its players, and leads the majors with almost 4 million fans year after year.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
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“The majors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20majors. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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