variants or less commonly tee ball or tee-ball
: baseball modified for young children in which the ball is batted from a tee of adjustable height rather than being pitched

Examples of T-ball in a Sentence

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Jeremy encouraged Chase to find his path Like his younger brother, Chase played multiple sports early on, including T-ball and basketball. Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024 Detroit Parks and Recreation The Detroit Parks and Recreation department will be running events for youth throughout the summer, including basketball, T-ball and soccer, according to Megan Murphy, recreation, athletics, activities coordinator for the department. Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024 Few coaches know their players as well as Blevins, who has managed much this group of now 12 seniors since T-ball. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024 Family time: Making their debut on the grass on the third base concourse this season are corn hole boards and three new inflatables - T-ball, double land Skeeball and a free-throw challenge - for kids of all ages. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024 But rather than starting football, MJ began with T-ball at the age of 6, according to Oher’s 2023 book. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023 Five girls from the junior team have shared the diamond since T-ball. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

tee entry 2

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-ball was in 1962

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“T-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-ball. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

T-ball

noun
ˈtē-ˌbȯl
: baseball for youngsters in which the ball is batted from a tee rather than being pitched
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