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

Generally speaking, healthy baseball players should play baseball. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

The star slugger has been able to increase the intensity of baseball activities over the last week, and especially in the last few days. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

Bland said officers were dispatched after a 911 caller reported that Garcia had been walking down the street with a baseball bat, smashing car windows. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Currently the head baseball coach at Cameron High School in Oklahoma, Lomon recently protected his team from a dangerous knife threat at their hotel. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 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