Definition of "big-league" []

• Sports Major-league. (adjective)
• Informal Prominent or important; major: a big-league politician; one of the big-league banks. (adjective)
• Informal Impressive or formidable: The nominee was subjected to big-league scrutiny. (adjective)

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• ""When you're a former big-league player, you have to lose the players' respect," Leyland said."
• "When Evan Longoria signed a nine-year contract six games into his big-league career, the Tampa Bay Rays took on the biggest commitment ever made to an unproven prospect."
• "End 5, 2:29: Bryce Harper pinch-hit for Jayson Werth with one out and lashed an opposite-field to left, his big-league hit, off Pedro Beato."