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sacrifice fly

American  
[sak-ruh-fahys flahy] / ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs ˈflaɪ /

noun

Baseball.

  1. a sacrifice hit in which a fly ball, hit when there are fewer than two outs, is caught by a fielder for an out, but was hit deep enough to allow one or more base runners to score.

Etymology

Origin of sacrifice fly

First recorded in 1915–20

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