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major-league

[mey-jer leeg] / ˈmeɪ dʒər ˈlig /
NOUN
main sports league
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ADJECTIVE
relating to major leagues
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major league
NOUN
main sports league
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“I would hope that we are the major league baseball of softball,” Ng, 57, said in a phone conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Rookie Ryan Ward, in his fourth major league game, made the sliding catch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Less than 18 months after he was drafted, Lesch, wracked by a rotator cuff injury, was released, his major league dream over before he was old enough to legally buy a beer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

He has made 133 major league starts and 130 minor league starts, but he never has pitched a complete game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

It would have been highly unusual to be a New York Yankees fan in Philadelphia, which had two major league baseball teams of its own, one in each league, through the mid-1950s.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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