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fly ball

[flahy bawl]

noun

Baseball.
  1. a ball that is batted high up into the air, as opposed to a ground ball.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fly ball1

An Americanism first recorded in 1860–65
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For the Yankees, it was the image that encapsulated an inning of extremely unfortunate events: Aaron Judge dropped a fly ball, Anthony Volpe committed a throwing error, Gerrit Cole did not cover first base.

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He got a strikeout and fly ball to save St. John Bosco’s stunning 2-0 victory over Corona and unbeaten pitcher Seth Hernandez, who had never lost in two years of high school baseball.

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When Will Smith followed with a fly ball to center field, it was deep enough for Betts to break for home.

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There were two walks before Howe, El Camino Real’s best hitter, lifted a fly ball to left field for the RBI.

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In the first inning, center fielder Hyeseong Kim lost a fly ball in the twilight sky, leading to two runs that would have been unearned had it not been ruled a double.

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