sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Chapman drove in the game’s first run on a triple that missed being a home run by inches, then scored on a sacrifice fly from Flores. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 July 2025 Trout contributed a sacrifice fly and LaMonte Wade Jr. – who replaced Schanuel at first – had the Angels’ only homer. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 July 2025 The Sox trailed 4-3 in the eighth, but Josh Rojas tied it with a sacrifice fly to left. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025 Tucker drove in three with a two-run single in the second inning and a sacrifice fly in the Cubs’ five-run third. Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Jul. 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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