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

The best baseball team in Texas should be the one in Arlington, and yet that tag remains property of the Houston Astros. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025

But this is baseball, where every game, every series, every week can take on a different vibe. —Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat. —Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025

Jarren Duran and Rafaela have been two of baseball’s best defensive outfielders this season, but Saturday marked the second time in a little over a week the two have gotten crossed up. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 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