ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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Supremely talented ballplayers who are serious about their craft, none of whom talk a big game, but who let their games do the talking.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Both as a ballplayer and in the most literal sense.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Another Jewish ballplayer, Rowdy Tellez, will rejoin team Mexico, taking two big names off the recruitment board for Israel.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
In negotiations for naming a building or signing a ballplayer, money and years matter more than anything.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Both as a ballplayer and in the most literal sense.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Another Jewish ballplayer, Rowdy Tellez, will rejoin team Mexico, taking two big names off the recruitment board for Israel.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
In negotiations for naming a building or signing a ballplayer, money and years matter more than anything.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ballplayer
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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