sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Later in the inning, after former Dodger Dustin May replaced Henderson, Freeman hit a sacrifice fly, and Edman scored the go-ahead run. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The White Sox started fast, building on their 1-0 lead when Sam Antonacci’s sacrifice fly in the third inning extended it to 2-0. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Jake Bauers singled leading off the sixth and went to third on Cooper Pratt's ground-rule double before scoring on Frelick's sacrifice fly. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Jake Bauers singled leading off the sixth and went to third on Cooper Pratt’s ground-rule double before scoring on Frelick’s sacrifice fly. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 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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