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
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We watched baseball on TV last night.
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The Tigers are on the verge of achieving the near-impossible — falling out of contention not just in one of the weakest divisions in baseball, but also in an underwhelming American League with six playoff spots available.
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Jamie was now camped out at his grandmother’s house with an aluminum baseball bat.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The 2006 Royals had the worst bullpen ERA in baseball and blew 31 saves.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
But baseball has a way of policing itself, right?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Jamie was now camped out at his grandmother’s house with an aluminum baseball bat.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The 2006 Royals had the worst bullpen ERA in baseball and blew 31 saves.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
But baseball has a way of policing itself, right?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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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
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