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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But rather than starting football, MJ began with T-ball at the age of 6, according to Oher’s 2023 book.
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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
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
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First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
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“T-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-ball. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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T-ball
nounˈtē-ˌbȯl
: baseball for youngsters in which the ball is batted from a tee rather than being pitched
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