sacrifice fly

noun

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

Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So was Freeman’s savvy at-bat in the eighth inning, a sacrifice fly into center field that drove in Jason Heyward. Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024 The Braves made Sears throw 24 pitches in the first inning, 13 for strikes, and scored on Olson’s shallow sacrifice fly to right field that brought home Austin Riley. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024 Duke tied the score in the seventh inning on Jimmy Evans’ sacrifice fly against Nick Robert, Miami’s first reliever in this game. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024 The next batter, Carlos Correa, sent a long sacrifice fly to center field, plating the Twins a run. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sacrifice fly 

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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 11 Jun. 2024.

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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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