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

Toronto has let up the third-most home runs in baseball before Sunday’s contest (81), behind just the Baltimore Orioles and the Athletics. —Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 June 2025

By Jackson Castellano Orlando Sentinel Correspondent CONWAY, S.C. — A remarkable conference turnaround and 17 straight NCAA tourney appearances aside, Florida baseball was not without its flaws headed into this weekend’s Conway Regional. —Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025

Now, this long-empty space is being brought back to life — not by baseball or football, but by pickleball. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025

Chris Allen has resigned as baseball coach at Charter Oak. . . —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 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