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Which is the appositive in this sentence?

They think that they, the major leagues, made a huge mistake by not drafting him.
a. by not drafting him
b. the major leagues
c. a huge mistake

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B. the major leagues

An appositive is a noun that renames another noun that is adjacent to it. In this case it would be "the major leagues" which renames "they" in the sentence.
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