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

The Milwaukee Brewers were one of the better road teams in baseball, which should be expected considering the team won 103 games this season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Bother Thomas is the baseball coach and athletic director at Calabasas. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The month after the wand arrived, Chicago became one of the hottest teams in baseball. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Thiessen said those events are not directly comparable to a new baseball stadium, which would host many more games regularly. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 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