baseball

noun

base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl How to pronounce baseball (audio)
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.
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But the longtime Chicago Cubs season-ticket holder really was a die-hard baseball fan whose dream was to own a sports franchise. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 For most baseball players, having to undergo Tommy John surgery would seem to be the lowest of lows for the year. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Loaiza did apparently return to baseball in Mexico, at least for a while. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 His first-inning shot off Baz's first-pitch fastball cleared the out-of-town scoreboard and continued one of baseball's more unlikely power streaks. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseball

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First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baseball was in 1845

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baseball

noun
base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl How to pronounce baseball (audio)
: 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

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