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

The Dodgers are one of the better teams in baseball at hitting changeups from lefties like Sánchez. —Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025

The actress has been known professionally as JoAnna García Swisher since marrying baseball player Nick Swisher in 2010. —Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025

Wilson County reporter Andy Humbles came to Middle Tennessee in 1983 to play baseball for Trevecca Nazarenne University. —Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025

This week's quiz highlights farmers' feats, brilliant baseball — and more. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 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