How to Use the big leagues in a Sentence

the big leagues

plural noun
  • The idea is the same as in the big leagues, to speed up games.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • None of the Reds' picks in the 2020 draft have reached the big leagues yet.
    Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 24 July 2023
  • Kwan’s 20 infield hits rank fourth in the big leagues. .
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Turnbull reached the big leagues late in the 2018 season.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Most of their better prospects are very far from the big leagues.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And the Angels of the last three seasons have been known to fast-track their prospects to the big leagues.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Cooper reached the big leagues in 2017 with the New York Yankees.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Freeman, in the fifth inning, hit his first homer in the big leagues.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Most of the 27-year-old’s time in the big leagues, after all, has been marked by failure.
    Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
  • Welcome to the big leagues with this Airplane Kit that takes things to new heights.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The first Padres manager when the team joined the big leagues in 1969 was Preston Gomez.
    U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The jump to the big leagues can be difficult for any player.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • His results, both in the big leagues and the minors over the past two seasons, have been so-so at best.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Could the knee issue prevent Givens from breaking camp in the big leagues?
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
  • He’d been signed, developed and brought to the big leagues by Cleveland.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023
  • And yet two guys who hadn’t thrown a pitch in the big leagues in years – literally years!
    Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Angelos is selling a team on its way up in the big leagues.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The difference between a bench coach and a manager is a huge jump, Triple-A to the big leagues.
    Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Then go on YouTube and type in some of his favorite pitchers in the big leagues and replay those videos over and over and over.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But the minor league seasons are set to start just a couple weeks after the big leagues.
    R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But in his first full season in the big leagues, Bello has been mentioned in the same sentence with some of the all-time greats.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • After three years of setbacks and surgeries, Sixto Sanchez is back in the big leagues.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Catch up with all 16 Gem State professionals and their progress to the big leagues below.
    Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The Marlins still believe that Meyer can be a starting pitcher in the big leagues.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Chuck had spent five seasons in the Brewers’ farm system as a catcher, but never made it to the big leagues.
    Drew Davison -, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Both are looking to establish themselves in the big leagues.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Murphy reached the big leagues in June and has forged a place as a multi-innings reliever.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Todd Frazier was a first-round draft pick who played more than 11 seasons in the big leagues as mostly a third baseman.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Fleming suggests skipping the mini golf and going straight for the big leagues.
    Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • After his first few weeks in the big leagues, McLain started squaring up line drives and home runs more often.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023

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