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

In what could be baseball’s tightest division, new managers will be in the dugouts for 2023 World Series champion Texas and the Los Angeles Angels, who haven’t had a winning season since 2015. —Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026

That is when his baseball career began to take off. —Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

And everybody will be paying attention for his high-profile managerial debut when the Giants host the New York Yankees in baseball's season opener March 25. —CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

But a brief conversation with president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos in early January solidified his decision. —Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 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
• catarrhal
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol

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