ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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There’s nothing wrong with a big-league ballplayer getting sick and tired of being drilled over and over and over by the same team.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
But growing up isn’t so significant in the context of being a ballplayer if it isn’t accompanied by production.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
And could a ballplayer’s name sound more Hollywood than Roc Riggio?
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The star Cuban ballplayer has never been easier to find in the United States and never harder to find in Cuba.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
But growing up isn’t so significant in the context of being a ballplayer if it isn’t accompanied by production.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
And could a ballplayer’s name sound more Hollywood than Roc Riggio?
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The star Cuban ballplayer has never been easier to find in the United States and never harder to find in Cuba.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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