English

Proper noun

the Bigs

1. (informal) Major League Baseball

English

Noun

bigs

1. plural of big
   • 2004 June 23, Michelle Boorstein, “Ballclub^s Pullout Caps Va. Town^s Run of Woes; Struggling Martinsville No Longer Celebrates Its Boys of Summer”, in Washington Post:

     In the Appalachian League, where Cal Ripken once played in Bluefield, W.Va., a ballplayer's chances of making it to the bigs are less than one in six.

   • 2007 January 2, Howard Beck, “Knicks Resolve to Get More Out of Curry in the New Year”, in New York Times:

     But he can become just as effective as any of the other bigs passing the ball who get double-teamed.”

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