often attributive
: a game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players each on a large field having four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
also
: the ball used in this game
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We watched baseball on TV last night.
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Former baseball general manager Jim Bowden believes Bregman will hit the free agency market once again when the season ends.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The conventional thought is that the windmill, underhand softball pitching motion creates less stress than throwing a baseball.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Tyler plays baseball and his brothers are part of the high school football team while Emma is a cheerleader and played softball for three years.
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The entire point is to give players of any (adult) age, gender or skill set a place to hang out and play some baseball (of frequently questionable quality).
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The conventional thought is that the windmill, underhand softball pitching motion creates less stress than throwing a baseball.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Tyler plays baseball and his brothers are part of the high school football team while Emma is a cheerleader and played softball for three years.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 21 May 2025
The entire point is to give players of any (adult) age, gender or skill set a place to hang out and play some baseball (of frequently questionable quality).
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for baseball
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baseball
noun
base·ball
ˈbās-ˌbȯl 
: a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
also
: the ball used in this game
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