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
: big time sense 2
major-league
ˈmā-jər-ˈlēg 
adjective major leaguer noun
Synonyms
- big league(s)
- big time
- big(s)
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Example Sentences
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
Recent Examples on the Web That was a first in major league history … The Dodgers clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday and Freddie Freeman took his first day off of the season on Wednesday … Cheers to Chris Gilligan, who has joined FanGraphs.com as a contributor. 
Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The Tampa Bay Rays made major league history on Thursday by starting nine Latin American players against the Toronto Blue Jays. Ian Harrison, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022 In 147 years of major league history, the Dodgers are on pace to become the first team to win at least 106 games in three consecutive full seasons. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Shohei Ohtani is the only player in major league history to reach 30+ home runs and 10+ pitching wins in the same season. Joe Noga, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 Gallen’s streak ends as the seventh-longest in major league history, well behind the 59 consecutive innings Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Orel Hershiser posted in 1988. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2022 With that, Voth’s bid for major league history ended. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2022 At 34, with his fastball topping out at a mortal 92 mph but his command impeccable, Kershaw took a perfect game into the eighth inning, just six outs away from the first perfecto of his career and just the 24th in major league history. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 The Mets gave Scherzer the highest annual salary in major league history — $43.3 million a year — in his three-year, $130 million deal on Dec. 1. New York Times, 30 June 2022 See More
Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The Tampa Bay Rays made major league history on Thursday by starting nine Latin American players against the Toronto Blue Jays. Ian Harrison, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022 In 147 years of major league history, the Dodgers are on pace to become the first team to win at least 106 games in three consecutive full seasons. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Shohei Ohtani is the only player in major league history to reach 30+ home runs and 10+ pitching wins in the same season. Joe Noga, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 Gallen’s streak ends as the seventh-longest in major league history, well behind the 59 consecutive innings Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Orel Hershiser posted in 1988. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2022 With that, Voth’s bid for major league history ended. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2022 At 34, with his fastball topping out at a mortal 92 mph but his command impeccable, Kershaw took a perfect game into the eighth inning, just six outs away from the first perfecto of his career and just the 24th in major league history. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 The Mets gave Scherzer the highest annual salary in major league history — $43.3 million a year — in his three-year, $130 million deal on Dec. 1. New York Times, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1
major league
noun
as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues Synonyms & Similar Words
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