MLB

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noun

MLB, Major League Baseball

organization-name sports

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)を楽(たの)しみにしている。

I'm looking forward to the MLB opening game.

彼(かれ)は来年(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 大(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

Related words

大(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

Cultural note

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).

Related Words

Related: 大(だい)リーグ (Major League)

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Added 2026.1.29 12:35 · Revised 2026.10.13 16:13

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