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fly ball

NOUN
  1. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

How To Use fly ball In A Sentence

  • Surely, something freakish would happen—a slow roller through the wickets, some fluke fly ball barely clearing the Green Monster, a sure groundout bouncing crazily around the infield—something confirming the Sox impending doom usually happened right about now. One Season
  • Using his line drive%, ground ball% and fly ball% to normalize things a bit, his batted-ball type should translate to about a .352 BABIP. Bless You Boys
  • He is a switch hitter who has a severe uppercut, resulting in too many fly balls.
  • He was a defensive liability early in the season, misplaying several fly balls and showing a general disregard for hustle.
  • The Yanks sacrificed him into home on Randy Velarde's bunt and Derek Jeter's fly ball.
  • Denver's rarefied air adds about 10 percent to the length of fly balls, making extra base hits too easy.
  • Nevin, who fielded fly balls at Qualcomm Stadium this winter, said he's now more accepting of the club's decision to move him to the outfield.
  • The outfielders take fly balls first, then we infielders field ground balls.
  • A reader in the January issue asked a question about a runner on third tagging up when a batter hits a fly ball to the outfield.
  • Postelection lawsuits filed by local lawyers challenging the butterfly ballot - and calling for a revote - fizzled.
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