baseball

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

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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While cricket is huge in South Asia, soccer is the top sport in Southeast Asia, and baseball is popular in Japan, Sityodtong says martial arts is the pastime that unites the continent.

— yoolim lee, Bloomberg.com, "Ultimate Fighting Championship Has an Asian Rival," 30 Aug. 2017
Marlins baseball: Go Gold for Childhood Cancer, Friday.

— jennifer jhon, South Florida Parenting, "What to do with the kids this weekend: Free zoo, bowling and crafts events," 30 Aug. 2017
In Biloxi, Miss., the money was used to fund the building of a baseball stadium.

— christopher harress, AL.com, "How was the Deepwater Horizon BP Settlement money spent?," 30 Aug. 2017
Investigators cordoned off the entire park through the night, collecting evidence around the baseball field.

— pauline repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Teen arrested in fatal shooting of man walking his dog at Oceanside park," 30 Aug. 2017
Comcast restored YES to its subscribers in the New York TV market at the beginning of this baseball season in a new contract with Fox cable channels.

— bob fernandez, Philly.com, "Now back on Comcast and with Yanks winning, YES Network claims big TV audience gains," 30 Aug. 2017
Wearing a white USA baseball cap and accompanied by his wife, Melania, President Donald Trump landed in Corpus Christi on Tuesday morning to get an update on the storm damage inflicted by Hurricane Harvey.

— bill hanna, star-telegram, "In Corpus Christi, Trump meets with Abbott on hurricane response," 29 Aug. 2017
A range of Reputation T-shirts, baseball hats, two-sided hoodies (deep), $60 snake rings, and even an iPhone stand feature the same Gothic font that West used in his own wildly popular Life of Pablo merch.

— emilia petrarca, The Cut, "Taylor Swift Just Sucked All the Fun Out of Merch," 25 Aug. 2017
It's been the kerosene under the fire of many a baseball beef, like the one that led to Rougned Odor's Mike Tyson impersonation at the expense of Jose Bautista.

— jack holmes, Esquire, "This Yankees-Tigers Brawl Was the Real Deal (VIDEO)," 24 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of baseball

1845

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baseball

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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

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baseball

noun base·ball \ ˈbās-ˌbȯl \

Definition of baseball for Students

1 :a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players on a field with four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score

2 :the ball used in the game of baseball

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