ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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And could a ballplayer’s name sound more Hollywood than Roc Riggio?
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Once listed at 6 feet, Rojas is now suddenly listed at 5-foot-10 — reflecting his true height, much like the hundreds of ballplayers who shrunk under the microscope of MLB’s strict and standardized new measuring system, one far more accurate than the loose and relaxed ways of the past.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The star Cuban ballplayer has never been easier to find in the United States and never harder to find in Cuba.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The fields at the Peoria Sports Complex are not as bustling, not as brimming with ballplayers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Once listed at 6 feet, Rojas is now suddenly listed at 5-foot-10 — reflecting his true height, much like the hundreds of ballplayers who shrunk under the microscope of MLB’s strict and standardized new measuring system, one far more accurate than the loose and relaxed ways of the past.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The star Cuban ballplayer has never been easier to find in the United States and never harder to find in Cuba.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The fields at the Peoria Sports Complex are not as bustling, not as brimming with ballplayers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ballplayer
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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