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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The shooting wounded two teenagers and a 24-year-old and sent crowds fleeing across the street from youth baseball games underway at Davis Little League fields.
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And in the early 1970s, Little League tried to prevent girls from playing baseball by saying that being hit with a ball could cause breast cancer.
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Celebrities and high-profile guests still seek out The Vinoy when in the area, including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Melissa Etheridge, Harrison Ford, and Jeff Daniels, who stayed earlier this month, as do visiting baseball teams in town to play the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Laura Ungar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
The shooting wounded two teenagers and a 24-year-old and sent crowds fleeing across the street from youth baseball games underway at Davis Little League fields.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
And in the early 1970s, Little League tried to prevent girls from playing baseball by saying that being hit with a ball could cause breast cancer.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
Celebrities and high-profile guests still seek out The Vinoy when in the area, including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Melissa Etheridge, Harrison Ford, and Jeff Daniels, who stayed earlier this month, as do visiting baseball teams in town to play the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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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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