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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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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The seismic conference realignment that altered the college sports landscape finally hit college baseball this spring, with 10 former Pac-12 schools navigating new leagues in 2025.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Not bad for a Kings town, and a baseball town and for a region hungry for a winner at Sacramento State.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The seismic conference realignment that altered the college sports landscape finally hit college baseball this spring, with 10 former Pac-12 schools navigating new leagues in 2025.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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