sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Trevor Richards, the sixth Chicago reliever, allowed a run in the ninth on two walks and José Ramirez's sacrifice fly, but earned his third career save and first this season. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Dane Myers hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning that gave Cincinnati a 1-0 lead, but that was it and the Reds were outscored 20-6 in the series. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 New York — Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th off Braves’ reliever Tyler Kinley to give the Yankees a 3-2 win over the Braves in 10 innings. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Austin Riley added a sacrifice fly and Thomas scored on second baseman Xavier Edwards’ fielding error. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 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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