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

Báez introduced himself to this long-running rivalry with a bang, becoming the first player in baseball history to hit three home runs in his first major-league game. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Major League Baseball said Báez was the first player in modern baseball history to hit three home runs in his debut. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

In 2017, Weiler reached out to Anthony Iacovone, then the owner of the New Britain Bees baseball team. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Henley played professional baseball with the Colorado Silver Bullets and the San Jose Spitfires. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 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