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Meanings of major league in English

The most important league in any sport (especially baseball)

Usage of major league in English
1
The Yankees immediately were caught with a shortage of major league-caliber replacements.
The Yankee Years
2
Avoiding the spotlight comes naturally for the soft-spoken, four-year major league veteran.
Reuters
3
I never understood why major league clubs would not use guys internally.
The Yankee Years
4
But this was something else altogether, the major league of bad-news breaking.
After the fall
5
No team ever won a major league pennant unless it was lucky.
Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913
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Second, his agency is in Chicago, and Chicago is really not major league.
From those wonderful folks who gave you pearl harbor: front-line...
7
This should be good for enough major league pain to wake me up.
Fight Club
8
The club is not just recruiting major league talent on the field, either.
The Guardian
9
He is the first African-American to manage a major league team.
Ebony
10
The stadium is the oldest in major league baseball, offering a nostalgic experience.
Wired
11
Rizzo entered Thursday tied for the major league lead with 10 game-winning RBIs.
Reuters
12
Not in the major league could there have been faster work.
The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
13
She whips the zipper overhand across the room like a major league pitcher.
Real life & liars
14
So this is what it felt like to be in the major league.
Patient Zero
15
You're a major league baseball player, you can hire a nurse.
The Irish Times
16
He was playing in his 571st major league game, all with the Pirates.
Reuters
This collocation consists of:
Major league through the time
Major league across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common