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

Senga was one of the best pitchers in baseball early in the year. —Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025

But Clemens’ career was ultimately defined by baseball’s steroid era. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025

Traditionally the busiest time of baseball’s offseason, the Winter Meetings are typically where many of the biggest free agent signings and trades come together. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025

Thoroughbred horse racing takes place in Del Mar from July through September each year, and baseball fans arrive from April through September for major league games at Petco Park. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 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