sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores

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Ward’s sacrifice fly in the fourth tied the game at 1-1. Field Level Media, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025 Kyle Schwarber clubbed a two-run double and scored on a sacrifice fly in the 11th. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025 Indeed, in the 13th, the Dodgers finally broke through, with Teoscar Hernández hitting a leadoff RBI double before scoring on Andy Pages’ sacrifice fly. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025 Andrew Benintendi collected an RBI on a sacrifice fly to center. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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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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