major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
Examples of major league in a Sentence
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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As the first Black major league player in Chicago, Miñoso was the Sox’s Jackie Robinson.
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
New York’s Mickey Mantle hit his first major league home run in an 8-3 loss at Chicago.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Devenski's contract was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis, and the 35-year-old right-hander debuted for the Pirates, his seventh major league team.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Elmer Rodríguez, the organization’s second-best pitching prospect, made his major league debut.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
New York’s Mickey Mantle hit his first major league home run in an 8-3 loss at Chicago.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Devenski's contract was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis, and the 35-year-old right-hander debuted for the Pirates, his seventh major league team.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Elmer Rodríguez, the organization’s second-best pitching prospect, made his major league debut.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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