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

October, the best time in the baseball calendar, will be at least a little different this year because of the labor strife that awaits in the offseason. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The Rays are gearing up for the postseason and are still one of the better teams in baseball. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Shane Wendler and John Sullivan posed for a photo at Servite’s baseball diamond. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 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