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
Examples of baseball in a Sentence
We watched baseball on TV last night.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sacramento Mayor Joe Serna stepped to the podium in May 1997 to announce plans to build a stadium in downtown Sacramento that could lure a Major League baseball team to the city.
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Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
She’s also written about recruiting tactics in college baseball and how that impacts team diversity.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Granada, Santa Clara, Amador Valley baseball, Dublin, Pittsburg softball among Thursday’s winners
The Wildcats improved to 10-2, 4-0.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Izumi also plays shortstop and pitches for the Parker baseball team, which travels to Maranatha Christian for a 4 p.m. game.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Hernandez didn’t play high school baseball season last season.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
For the first eight games of the season, baseball’s unicorn had been strangely muted.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
Is the romance of baseball in New York coming to an end?
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Williams was an All-Southwest Conference baseball player at TCU and played three seasons in the Atlanta Braves minor league system before injuries ended his career.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
She’s also written about recruiting tactics in college baseball and how that impacts team diversity.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Granada, Santa Clara, Amador Valley baseball, Dublin, Pittsburg softball among Thursday’s winners
The Wildcats improved to 10-2, 4-0.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Izumi also plays shortstop and pitches for the Parker baseball team, which travels to Maranatha Christian for a 4 p.m. game.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Hernandez didn’t play high school baseball season last season.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
For the first eight games of the season, baseball’s unicorn had been strangely muted.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
Is the romance of baseball in New York coming to an end?
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Williams was an All-Southwest Conference baseball player at TCU and played three seasons in the Atlanta Braves minor league system before injuries ended his career.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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