MLB

えむえるびー
noun
MLB, Major League Baseball
1. MLB, Major League Baseball
The highest level of professional baseball in North America, consisting of the American League and National League.
MLBで活躍(かつやく)する日本人(にほんじん)選手(せんしゅ)
Japanese players who are active in MLB.
MLBの開幕戦(かいまくせん)(たの)しみにしている。
I'm looking forward to the MLB opening game.
(かれ)来年(らいねん)MLBに挑戦(ちょうせん)する予定(よてい)だ。
He plans to challenge himself in MLB next year.

MLB stands for 'Major League Baseball.' It is often called (だい)リーグ or メジャーリーグ in Japanese.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • MLB選手(せんしゅ): MLB player
  • MLB移籍(いせき): transfer to MLB
  • MLB挑戦(ちょうせん): attempt to play in MLB
  • MLBオールスター: MLB All-Star Game

JAPANESE TERMINOLOGY:

  • (だい)リーグ/メジャーリーグ: Major League
  • メジャーリーガー: Major Leaguer
  • 日本(にほん)プロ野球(やきゅう) (NPB): Nippon Professional Baseball

NOTABLE JAPANESE MLB PLAYERS:
Many Japanese players have had successful MLB careers, including 大谷(おおたに)翔平(しょうへい) (Shohei Ohtani), 鈴木(すずき)イチロー (Ichiro Suzuki), and 野茂(のも)英雄(ひでお) (Hideo Nomo).