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

While at Hamilton, the perpetual varsity baseball benchwarmer attended the Scholastic Sports Assn. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

In 2017, he was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a baseball practice where several Republican lawmakers and staffers were preparing for an annual charity baseball game against Democrats. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended the $20,000 reward to help find the person who killed a beloved baseball coach last year. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Dana Brown and Perry Minasian have been hired as senior advisers of amateur scouting to work alongside Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 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