sacrifice fly

noun

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

Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Burt scored on a sacrifice fly by SDSU shortstop James Guerrero, and the Aztecs added another run on a Cougars error. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 Michael Conforto also recorded hits in all three of his at-bats, raising his spring batting average to .400, and Joey Bart contributed a pair of base knocks and a sacrifice fly that scored the Giants’ first run of the game. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024 Harrison Povey’s sacrifice fly to center with bases loaded scored Mac Moise to make it 9-8. Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 The late offense would not stop there as Hialeah’s own sophomore Jason Torres’s sacrifice fly allowed Jacoby Long to score from home and tie the game at seven all. Luke Sims, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024 In the fourth, Venezuela had bases loaded with no outs, and only managed a sacrifice fly for one run. Dominic Pino, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024 Snyder was known for his hustle, at times scoring from second on a sacrifice fly or infield single. Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024 The bunt brought Mullins to the plate, and the center fielder who struggled mightily in 2019, emerged in 2021 as an All-Star and is now playoff-bound in 2023, lofted a fly ball to center field for the walk-off sacrifice fly. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023 After that sacrifice fly, Miller retired the next 11 in a row to complete a six-inning, two-run outing, racking up seven strikeouts while giving up only three hits to get his ERA back under 4.00 at 3.97). Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023

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Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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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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