Examples of pop fly in a Sentence
He hit a high pop fly to the second baseman.
Recent Examples on the Web
With the bases loaded in the top half of the inning, Hicks reared back for his 72nd and final pitch to find a 96 mph fastball and coaxed a soft pop fly from Charlie Blackmon for the third out.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
Brady Ebel reached base when a pop fly in front of home plate dropped for a single.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
JSerra second baseman Reese Ferrel pulls in a pop fly by Pacifica in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
Corona center fielder Anthony Murphy caught a pop fly and threw out the tagging runner at the plate.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
But Michael Conforto stayed on his toes enough to know to leave them momentarily when D.J. Stewart lifted the Mets’ first pop fly of the night into shallow left field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
With first pitch at 6:06 p.m. Saturday, the sun was still glaring behind home plate when Padres leadoff man Xander Bogaerts lifted a pop fly to shallow center field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Balch hit a pop fly to first base, but the ball was dropped and Joseph Tressitte scored the winning run.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Coaches threw batting practice, while children snagged ground balls or pop flies.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
Brady Ebel reached base when a pop fly in front of home plate dropped for a single.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
JSerra second baseman Reese Ferrel pulls in a pop fly by Pacifica in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
Corona center fielder Anthony Murphy caught a pop fly and threw out the tagging runner at the plate.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
But Michael Conforto stayed on his toes enough to know to leave them momentarily when D.J. Stewart lifted the Mets’ first pop fly of the night into shallow left field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
With first pitch at 6:06 p.m. Saturday, the sun was still glaring behind home plate when Padres leadoff man Xander Bogaerts lifted a pop fly to shallow center field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Balch hit a pop fly to first base, but the ball was dropped and Joseph Tressitte scored the winning run.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Coaches threw batting practice, while children snagged ground balls or pop flies.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
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“Pop fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20fly. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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