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

Tampa is playing good baseball, outside of yesterday’s game, which turned out to be a disaster. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

His reporting on the Angels and the Dodgers helped make The Times a national source for baseball coverage. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Parking is available at the baseball parking lot, off Mayfield Road, according to the ISD website. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Black baseball had produced its own immortals, and Wilson listed Oscar Levis among them. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 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