Definitions

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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And thanks to his pop fly against Bruján, nobody can complain that a cherished record was broken in a way that would have raised the ire of many.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Thanks to his pop fly against Bruján, the answer remains the same: Nobody.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

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