ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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Urías, 31, is a useful ballplayer, though, and the Astros gave up nothing more than a flier to get him.
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 31 July 2025
As Hank Aaron was a ballplayer above all else, so was Sandberg.
—Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
The Padres will have a Giant-sized problem to overcome if Buster Posey the baseball ops president matches Buster Posey the ballplayer.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
But if a bunch of ballplayers can get to see the president, why can’t the governor of Massachusetts?
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 31 July 2025
As Hank Aaron was a ballplayer above all else, so was Sandberg.
—Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
The Padres will have a Giant-sized problem to overcome if Buster Posey the baseball ops president matches Buster Posey the ballplayer.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
But if a bunch of ballplayers can get to see the president, why can’t the governor of Massachusetts?
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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