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

During his absence, the Cubs rotation put up a 4.91 ERA, 28th in baseball. —Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 27 June 2025

The shortstop’s batting average is second in MLB behind New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge (.361) and has the second lowest strikeout-rate in baseball at 6.8%. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025

My calendar is also regularly filled with trivia nights, pickleball, golf gatherings, wine society events, baseball games, and three different book clubs. —Michelle Johnson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

But while evidence and testimony corroborated that collusion occurred in baseball, Droney ruled this case lacked that type of corroboration. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing baseball

• baseball cap
• 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