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majors

majors

8 4.3
The top professional baseball leagues in the United States
  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪdʒərz/
  • Jargon
translation icon : grandes ligas
  • Scouts are always looking for talented players to sign to the majors.
  • majors title
  • World Marathon Majors
  • Majors: U.S. Open

Examples

  • Welcome to the Majors.

    The Natural (1984)

  • Maybe I'm not ready for the Majors.

    The Natural (1984)

  • You played in the Majors?

    The Perfect Game (2009)

  • Some of the players from two years back were already playing in the Majors.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • If a player makes his way to the Majors at 25, he will be with a team until he is 31.

    Blog text (24)

  • Welcome to the Majors, Mr Hobbs.

    The Natural (1984)

  • The Indians are sixth in the Majors in runs scored since June 1, with 342.

    Blog text (25)

  • Worst in the Majors was Kyle Drabek, at only 37%.

    Blog text (23)

  • Acquired in the Zack Greinke trade, Odorizzi pitched at three levels in 2012, including the Majors in September.

    Blog text (30)

  • His dream is to play in the majors and compete against the best teams.

Synonyms

major league
vsmajors
81 3.4

The highest level of professional sport where the best players play

is especially the US baseball organisation rather than a general high-level term
big league
vsmajors
51 3.0

The highest level of sports competition, like the major leagues in baseball

is used for the important US baseball body rather than a casual phrase

Surface Forms

major singular
majors plural

Morphology

majors = major (semi-transparent) = major + s

Formally a plural built from the noun 'major' used as shorthand for 'major league'; the relation is predictable but relies on a sports-specific idiom.

Etymology

The word majors comes from major, a word that goes back to Latin and means 'greater' or 'more important'. So, the majors are the 'top' or most important leagues in a sport, like Major League Baseball.