How to Use big league in a Sentence
big league
noun- Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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The taxi squad will remain with the big league team, providing roster options in the event of an injury.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2021 -
The righander is the 20-year-old son of big league pitcher Al Leiter.
— BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2021 -
Boston was the first of seven big league teams that will don a new City Series look this season, and will wear them this weekend.
— Ken Powtak, courant.com, 17 Apr. 2021 -
That puts these little toilet freaks in the territory of a big league little toilet freak like Mr. Beast.
— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 July 2024 -
McKinstry added the second homer of his big league career in the seventh, a two-run shot off reliever Tanner Rainey.
— Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 11 Apr. 2021 -
The 23-year-old Rogers made his big league debut at Citi Field last August and earned his only win there six days later.
— Mike Fitzpatrick, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 -
But with just more than 600 games played heading into his seventth big league season, consistent health has eluded Correa.
— Tyler Stafford, Chron, 7 Apr. 2021 -
First baseman Bobby Dalbec, 25, possibly a mainstay at the big league level, has tremendous power.
— BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021 -
The matchup with the Twins was his fourth start with his ninth big league team.
— Patrick Donnelly, ajc, 24 Apr. 2021 -
The right-hander hadn’t pitched in a big league game since mid-April.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022 -
That was the last big league season without a Wild Card.
— Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Oct. 2022 -
The injury was exactly what big league teams and their fans fear the most about the WBC.
— Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Manuel was a part-time player for six big league seasons with the Twins and Dodgers.
— Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023 -
The fan who threw the ball was banned for life from attending big league games.
— Mike Fitzpatrick, ajc, 19 July 2021 -
The 26-year-old prospect made his big league debut Friday in an 8-6 loss to the White Sox.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021 -
That’s a very normal course of events in big league baseball.
— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 May 2022 -
Walden has long dreamed of raising funds to build a field that could host big league teams in Cairo.
— Paul Newberry, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2022 -
Judge missed the first pitch, then took four balls for the first walk-off RBI of any kind in his big league career.
— Ronald Blum, courant.com, 23 May 2021 -
Yonathan Daza hit his first major league home run in his 58th big league game.
— Michael Kelly, Chron, 21 Apr. 2021 -
Of the 27 high schoolers, 11 never appeared in a big league game.
— Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 July 2021 -
This will be his 11th big league team in a 17-season career.
— BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021 -
In one of his best big league starts yet, Gonsolin had buried the Braves with his six-inning gem.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022 -
That seems to be an apt description through his first two big league starts.
— Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2022 -
Crouse made his big league debut at the end of the season and got some extra work in the Arizona Fall League.
— Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2022 -
But 15 days must elapse before he can be restored to the big league roster.
— Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 11 Oct. 2022 -
Bruce Bochy was just starting out as a big league manager with the 1995 Padres.
— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023 -
The Reds also called back prospect Jared Solomon, who made his big league debut last week.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 12 May 2022 -
Luis Gil, who had been so stellar in his first three big league starts, wasn’t able to get out of the fifth inning.
— courant.com, 18 Sep. 2021 -
Sunday was likely his last time seeing a big league game inside the stadium.
— Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
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