sacrifice fly

noun

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

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The Red Sox tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh on Abreu’s sacrifice fly and Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single for a 7-3 advantage. Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The Marlins tacked on two runs in the second on Lopez’s ground-rule double and Hicks’ sacrifice fly. Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Then, in the fifth inning, Jac Caglianone drove home Isaac Collins with a sacrifice fly to shallow center. Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 All-Star Miguel Vargas tacked on a sacrifice fly against Matt Festa in the ninth, scoring Tristan Peters with an insurance run. ABC News, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

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 7 Jul. 2026.

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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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