sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Brett Baty's sacrifice fly off Tommy Nance in the ninth made it 3-0. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 1 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 Los Angeles was back in front by the end of the third via a run-scoring single by Max Muncy and Alex Call’s sacrifice fly to right. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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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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