variants
or less commonly tee ball
or tee-ball
: baseball modified for young children in which the ball is batted from a tee of adjustable height rather than being pitched
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While building an eight-sided cage on the South Lawn or weighing athletes at the Lincoln Memorial for the UFC would be unusual, the historic grounds have routinely hosted sports ranging from tennis to T-ball.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Jeremy encouraged Chase to find his path Like his younger brother, Chase played multiple sports early on, including T-ball and basketball.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Detroit Parks and Recreation The Detroit Parks and Recreation department will be running events for youth throughout the summer, including basketball, T-ball and soccer, according to Megan Murphy, recreation, athletics, activities coordinator for the department.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
Few coaches know their players as well as Blevins, who has managed much this group of now 12 seniors since T-ball.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
Family time: Making their debut on the grass on the third base concourse this season are corn hole boards and three new inflatables - T-ball, double land Skeeball and a free-throw challenge - for kids of all ages.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Jeremy encouraged Chase to find his path Like his younger brother, Chase played multiple sports early on, including T-ball and basketball.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Detroit Parks and Recreation The Detroit Parks and Recreation department will be running events for youth throughout the summer, including basketball, T-ball and soccer, according to Megan Murphy, recreation, athletics, activities coordinator for the department.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
Few coaches know their players as well as Blevins, who has managed much this group of now 12 seniors since T-ball.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
Family time: Making their debut on the grass on the third base concourse this season are corn hole boards and three new inflatables - T-ball, double land Skeeball and a free-throw challenge - for kids of all ages.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
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“T-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-ball. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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