major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
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when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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With 233 major league games under his belt, the 31-year-old could very well see playing time at the big league level with the Yankees next season.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Mike Buddie spent much of the 1990s as a pitcher in the New York Yankees organization, working his way up from the minor leagues to appear in 26 major league games during the 1998 and 1999 seasons when the franchise won the World Series.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Rojas and Chisholm were Miami Marlins teammates from 2020 to 2022, which were Chisholm’s first three major league seasons.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
John Fisher is the worst owner in major league sports.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Mike Buddie spent much of the 1990s as a pitcher in the New York Yankees organization, working his way up from the minor leagues to appear in 26 major league games during the 1998 and 1999 seasons when the franchise won the World Series.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Rojas and Chisholm were Miami Marlins teammates from 2020 to 2022, which were Chisholm’s first three major league seasons.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
John Fisher is the worst owner in major league sports.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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