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sacrifice fly

sacrifice fly

noun Baseball.
a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.

Origin:
1965–70
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sacrifice fly

noun
a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball 
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