"the bigs" meaning in English

See the bigs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun|plural only|g=p}} the bigs pl (plural only)
  1. (baseball, informal) The major leagues. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Baseball
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