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 Terry was an only child who played baseball, football and hockey with her sports-loving cousins, who lived next door. —

Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023 Gainesville High School senior Jeremy Medina was accidentally hit in the head by a baseball bat while at a batting cage on campus on Monday at around 1:20 p.m., according to the Gainesville City School System. —

Adam Sabes, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023 According to the affidavit, Fred Rodriguez went outside with a baseball bat to confront the person. —

Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023 In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a thousand people waited for as many as eight hours outside a Zayre discount store; in the scrum that eventually erupted, one woman suffered a broken leg, and the store manager resorted to defending himself with a baseball bat. —

Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023 Broadcast viewing rose by 9 percent month to month, driven by sports as the NFL and college football seasons continued and Fox had some of baseball’s postseason, including the World Series, on its air. —

Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023 Mater Dei baseball player Bradley Beaudreau has committed to Fordham. ... —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023 How far can a 12-year-old baseball player hit a home run? —

Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023 Price at time of publication: $9 Tuck a baseball in the stocking of your active kid. —

Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023 See More

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