How to Use pop fly in a Sentence

pop fly

noun
  • He hit a high pop fly to the second baseman.
  • Austin Wells hit a shallow pop fly to left field.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Jesus Sanchez then hit a pop fly down the left-field line.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Turned out to be a pop fly to the second baseman for an easy out.
    — Demetria Gallegos, WSJ, 14 May 2022
  • Brady Ebel reached base when a pop fly in front of home plate dropped for a single.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • With one out, Caba got a pop fly and a strikeout to end the threat.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • Notre Dame’s only run came home when Magdaleno dropped a pop fly.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Gannon Grant's high pop fly fell in front of Penn's shortstop.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2023
  • Morejón took 12 pitches to get two strikeouts and a pop fly out to end the sixth.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Walker pulled off a double by letting a pop fly drop near him in the second inning.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2022
  • To have donations, but to also have the outfielder go over how to catch a pop fly.
    — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 15 July 2019
  • Wicklander starts the inning with a pop fly to Nesbit for the first out.
    — Seth Campbell, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Lee made his major league debut as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and was retired on a pop fly.
    — Kristie Rieken, ajc, 2 July 2022
  • Balch hit a pop fly to first base, but the ball was dropped and Joseph Tressitte scored the winning run.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But shortstop Hess caught a short pop fly and was able to quickly throw the ball to third base for a quick double play.
    — oregonlive, 25 May 2022
  • So, will swinging for the fences on health care today turn into a pop fly come 2020?
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 28 June 2019
  • Kansas City's Frank White then lofted a foul pop fly to the first base side of home plate.
    — CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Anthony Prato was on third, and the batter hit a pop fly to shallow right field.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 10 May 2018
  • Kinsler helped out in the first inning, allowing a shallow pop fly to drop and starting a double play.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2019
  • Panik dropped the ball on Starlin Castro's pop fly along the right field line for a two-base error.
    — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 14 June 2018
  • Grichuk hit a pop fly on the infield, but the baseball dropped between some fielders and out of Ragans’ grasp.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • With two outs in the first, Santana hit a high pop fly that fell just inside the left-field foul line for what should have been a double.
    — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 4 June 2018
  • Pavin Smith, who dropped a foul pop fly at first base on Tuesday, has spent more time in the outfield than the infield.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Hart began the seventh inning, yielded a pop fly double and walked two batters around a strikeout.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Richie Palacios turned an elusive pop fly into a double and Mullins moved him to third by beating out a bunt.
    — ABC News, 15 May 2026
  • His pop fly along the first-base line was caught by second baseman Lowe, who threw wildly to the plate with the ball ending up near the third-base dugout.
    — Mark Didtler, Star Tribune, 27 June 2021
  • Crichton went to a full count on Pujols before jamming him with a sinker down and in, inducing a weak pop fly to left to end the game.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2020
  • In fact, shortstop Lane, who drove in a run and scored twice, was playing up the middle and ranged far to the left-field line to track down a pair of pop flies.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • To end the fifth, Reyes collided with shortstop Jose Iglesias on a pop fly to shallow left field.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2018
  • In the bottom of the first inning, Gleyber Torres hit a pop fly down the right field line that headed toward the stands.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024

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