baseball

noun

base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl 

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

Examples of baseball in a Sentence

We watched baseball on TV last night.

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet the clubs from small markets with relatively low payrolls found ways to play the best baseball in each of their respective leagues this season en route to the World Series. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026

Melbourne’s Dylan Young looks as modern as any third-wave barista—baseball-cap clad, flanneled, poised before a microphone—on Massive Shoe’s cover. — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

The crowd at the suddenly raucous Tropicana Field, one of baseball’s quietest venues during most regular season contests, roared in approval. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

After a decade spent bouncing between Major League and Minor League teams, including a disappointing season with the Brewers, Bauers almost said goodbye to baseball. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing baseball

• baseball cap
• baseball glove
• baseball mitt
• fantasy football/baseball/basketball
• inside baseball

Rhymes for baseball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol
• gossypol

Kids Definition

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