Past tense of 'fly' specifically in baseball context, meaning to hit a fly ball. In standard English, 'flew' is the typical past tense of fly.
Irregular past tense formation of 'fly,' following regular -ed conjugation pattern instead of the typical irregular 'flew.' This usage emerged in baseball terminology to distinguish hitting fly balls from other meanings of 'fly.'
Baseball created its own grammar with 'flied out' - while we normally say 'the bird flew,' in baseball we say 'he flied out to center field.' This specialized usage shows how sports can preserve unique linguistic forms that would otherwise disappear.
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