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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At one point, he was tabbed as a consensus top-20 prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
It’s been just two years since Cartaya ranked as Keith Law’s No. 6 prospect in baseball in The Athletic, with the backstop seen as a potential future cornerstone for the Dodgers’ plans of extending their title window into perpetuity.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Kansas City The holiday pop-up event, which ran from Nov. 29 through Jan. 1, was hosted at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, home of the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Christopher currently plays on his high school's baseball team in Florida — switching from shortstop to second base, third base and middle infield.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
It’s been just two years since Cartaya ranked as Keith Law’s No. 6 prospect in baseball in The Athletic, with the backstop seen as a potential future cornerstone for the Dodgers’ plans of extending their title window into perpetuity.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Kansas City The holiday pop-up event, which ran from Nov. 29 through Jan. 1, was hosted at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, home of the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Christopher currently plays on his high school's baseball team in Florida — switching from shortstop to second base, third base and middle infield.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 21 Jan. 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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