sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Miami’s bullpen limited the damage, allowing just one additional run on a sacrifice fly from Munroe in the fourth. Miami Herald, 7 June 2025 Brett Baty scored Alonso, who had been hit by a pitch, on a sacrifice fly. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025 Andrew Benintendi doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Rojas in the fourth. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 The Royals tied the game in the ninth on Jonathan India’s sacrifice fly. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 June 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 9 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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