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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CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Top 10 things to do this weekend, the baseball-is-back edition.
—Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
As for our two baseball teams, both North Side and South Side fans have cause for optimism, even if expectations are far greater for the Cubs than the White Sox.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Adam Gopnik on a radical history of baseball.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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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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