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
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We watched baseball on TV last night.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
On your sporting gear, like baseball bats, basketballs, basketball hoops, golf balls and clubs, inline skates, fishing rod and tackle box, snow skis, snowboards and more.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 20 July 2025
The forecast for a baseball game on Tuesday night in Illinois is a 100 percent chance of rain.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
In addition to baseball’s Hall of Fame (2001), Winfield is a member of the Gophers and Central High School halls.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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
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