the majors

noun

US, informal

: the major leagues of baseball

As a boy, he dreamed of playing in the majors.

Examples of the majors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Milwaukee led the majors in hits this season, but collected just seven in Game 1 while stranding nine runners. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Olson’s 944 consecutive games played is the longest streak in the majors and the eighth-longest all time. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

When the vast majority of minor leaguers never reach the majors, the arithmetic clears only when the terms on the few who do are punitive enough to fund the rest. — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Tolle was a second-round pick in 2024 who reached the majors quickly. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the majors

• teenagers
• agers
• pagers
• wagers