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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

Example Sentences

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A wild pitch from McLean left Venezuela with runners on second and third base and on the next pitch Kansas City Royals slugger Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly allowed Perez to score.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Varsho then crossed home plate after an Ernie Clement sacrifice fly to make it 3-1.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

He scored on a sacrifice fly, a run the Blue Jays would not have scored had Hernández played it safe and played the ball on a hop.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

The Dodgers had gone ahead in the bottom of the second inning when Enrique Hernandez's sacrifice fly scored Max Muncy.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

It was a sacrifice fly and moved the runners to second and third with only one out.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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