major league

noun

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1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly : a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
: big time sense 2
major-league
ˈmā-jər-ˈlēg How to pronounce major league (audio)
adjective
major leaguer noun

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when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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After the Minnesota Twins designated Trevor Megill for assignment in April 2023, the Brewers acquired the reliever for Taylor Floyd, who hasn't appeared in a major league game. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 After Rojas made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2014, the team traded him to the Marlins. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The property includes eight major league-sized baseball fields and three multiuse turf fields, while the 170,000-square-foot Champions Center accommodates 12 basketball courts or 24 volleyball courts. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Mitchell had two home runs against lefties in years worth of major league hitting, then proceeded to hit two homers off of Blake Snell and Tanner Scott in back-to-back nights. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for major league

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of major league was in 1887

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major league

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: a league in the highest class of U.S. professional sports
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