pop fly

noun

Baseball.

1. a high fly ball hit to the infield or immediately beyond it that can easily be caught before reaching the ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pop fly¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Thanks to his pop fly against Bruján, the answer remains the same: Nobody.

From Los Angeles Times

The game ended in the bottom of the ninth with a Nate Lopez pop fly falling in left field as Mira Costa’s shortstop, left fielder and center fielder tried to catch it.

From Los Angeles Times

Grifol said after the game that he felt there was no harm on the play, as Henderson was able to make an easy catch of the pop fly.

From Seattle Times

Brady Ebel reached base when a pop fly in front of home plate dropped for a single.

From Los Angeles Times

It appeared the lack of an interference call wouldn’t make much of a difference in Sunday’s outcome after Abner Uribe retired Giancarlo Stanton on a pop fly for the second out of the inning.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• bloop 
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• looper 
• pop-up