baseball

noun

base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl 

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

Several weeks of playing his best baseball later, Martin views the experience as a turning point. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

Unfortunately, after 19 seasons in the league and being a fan of the game since retirement, Hall of Famer CC Sabathia isn’t surprised to see fans fight over baseballs. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025

The defeat, coupled with the Giants’ 5-1 win over the Dodgers, cut the Mets’ lead in the race for the final wild card to a half-game — an unimaginable horror for a team that had the best record in baseball at 45-24 through June 12. —Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

Should the Giants maintain this brand of ball, October baseball is well within their grasp. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing baseball

• baseball cap
• fantasy football/baseball/basketball
• inside baseball

Rhymes for baseball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• catarrhal
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol

Kids Definition

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