Baseball. either of the two top-tier baseball leagues (the American League and theNational League ) that are organized under and regulated by MLB.
Sports. a league of corresponding stature in certain other sports, such as ice hockey, soccer, football, or basketball.
Sports. of or relating to the major leagues, especially in baseball.
Informal. belonging to or among the best or most important of its kind.
a major-league orchestra.
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; adjective use of major league ( def. )
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Don Wakamatsu, who runs baseball operations for Freedman’s teams, was the first Asian-American manager in major league history and managed Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki with the Seattle Mariners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Their current backup, Eliezer Alfonso, made his major league debut in his ninth professional season; he is hitless in nine at-bats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
While every major league adopted VAR in the name of tyrannical accuracy, fans of Sweden’s top division mounted a resistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Would the Dodgers improve their major league roster?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
During an eight-year career playing for seven major league teams, he became known as one of the greatest base stealers the game had yet seen.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
“There are a lot of major-league players in this league,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Right-hander Evan Phillips made his first major-league appearance in 14 months, after undergoing Tommy John surgery last summer, and had two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
While football - or soccer - is Canada's most-played sport, its commercial success is overshadowed by the nation's love affair with ice hockey and the popularity of major-league baseball and basketball franchises.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Rojas, who played against the elder Eliezer Alfonzo for years in Venezuela, reached out Saturday morning and promised him he’d save the ball from his son’s first major-league hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Getting in a fight with a popular senior. Pissing off a schoolteacher and the local chief of police. Hanging with two major-league losers.”
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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