: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores
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Springer hit a sacrifice fly to retake the lead, though the Blue Jays couldn’t get more there.—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Brandon Marsh hit a sacrifice fly, giving the Phillies a two-run lead.—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Base running blunder The Tigers had a great chance to put together a big inning in the second, after Trey Sweeney hit a sacrifice fly, knocking in a run.—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025 That led to Maikel Garcia recording a sacrifice fly for an early Royals lead.—Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly
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