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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Can barrel up the baseball, but gap doubles seem to be his limit.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Tucker’s four-year, $240-million deal included a $64-million signing bonus, and the $60-million average annual value is the second-highest in baseball history, without factoring in deferred money, behind Shohei Ohtani’s $70 million in his 10-year deal with the Dodgers.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The Council will get its first look at a proposal that would create CIF State championships for baseball and softball, starting with the 2026-27 season.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The new coach of the Miami Dolphins played his college football at Siena, with home games before small crowds at what was a decaying minor-league baseball field in a suburb of Albany, New York.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Tucker’s four-year, $240-million deal included a $64-million signing bonus, and the $60-million average annual value is the second-highest in baseball history, without factoring in deferred money, behind Shohei Ohtani’s $70 million in his 10-year deal with the Dodgers.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The Council will get its first look at a proposal that would create CIF State championships for baseball and softball, starting with the 2026-27 season.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The new coach of the Miami Dolphins played his college football at Siena, with home games before small crowds at what was a decaying minor-league baseball field in a suburb of Albany, New York.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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