The Bigs
Proper noun
Meaning
the bigs pl (plural only)
(baseball, informal) The major leagues.
He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the bigs.
Examples
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
But in the end it wasn't up to me. The bigs things never are. Birth, I mean, and death. And love. And what love bequeaths to us before we're born.