baseball

noun, often attributive base·ball \ ˈbās-ˌbȯl \

|Updated on: 4 Aug 2018

Definition of baseball

: 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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Examples of baseball in a Sentence

We watched baseball on TV last night.

Recent Examples of baseball from the Web

By the end of fall, the school will complete two soccer fields, a track, softball, baseball fields and a tennis court, Boonstra said.

— meredith colias-pete, Post-Tribune, "New Illiana Christian High School set to open in August," 13 July 2018
Andy Baylock, the longtime UConn baseball coach, was with Rowe, one of his dearest friends.

— mike anthony, courant.com, "Mike Anthony: The Bond Of Dee And Ginny Rowe Was The Bond For Countless Communities, A UConn Family," 12 July 2018
Current TimeÂ 0:00 / DurationÂ 1:38 TCU joins other Big 12 schools and starts selling beer at baseball games Advertisement Beer started flowing at TCU's Lupton Stadium Wednesday night during a game against Dallas Baptist.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "Frog Tracks: Member of TCU's first CWS squad joins coaching staff," 12 July 2018
Under an agreement with the Yankees, the city, through Bronx Parking, was required to provide 9,500 parking spaces for baseball games.

— New York Times, "Hunt for New York City F.C.’s Stadium Site Is Back Where It Began: the Bronx," 11 July 2018
The new Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience features a small-scale baseball field, a mini-replica of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, basketball hoops, a hockey rink, a miniature football field and a massive tree house.

— sarah bahr, Indianapolis Star, "Ultimate Indiana bucket list: 50+ things to do in Indianapolis and around the state," 11 July 2018
Municipal Stadium was the place where Willie Mays played his first professional baseball game outside the Negro Leagues, in 1950.

— chris kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "A guide to visiting all of Maryland's minor league ballparks," 10 July 2018
Those are the unfortunate ramifications of 16-inning baseball games.

— kevin acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres notes: Maton, Lockett up; Hosmer's solo BP," 9 July 2018
Yet the basketball court and baseball field at the school near our house remain empty most of the time.

— alex salkever, Fortune, "Fortnite Is Poised to Rule the Summer. Are Parents Prepared?," 5 July 2018

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First Known Use of baseball

1845

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BASEBALL Defined for English Language Learners

baseball

noun

Definition of baseball for English Language Learners

: a game played on a large field by two teams of nine players who try to score runs by hitting a small ball with a bat and then running to each of the four bases without being put out
: the ball used in baseball