pop fly

NOUN

baseball hit high in the air

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloop blooper looper pop-up

WEAK

Texas Leaguer can of corn

Example Sentences

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There was a misplayed pop fly in the infield for Westlake.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Crespi wins 3-2 in B9 when Nate Lopez pop fly falls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Brady Ebel reached base when a pop fly in front of home plate dropped for a single.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024

It appeared the lack of an interference call wouldn’t make much of a difference in Sunday’s outcome after Abner Uribe retired Giancarlo Stanton on a pop fly for the second out of the inning.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Horace Clarke turned a double play off his heel and Joe Pepitone caught a pop fly over his shoulder.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt