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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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The glory years for the University of San Diego baseball program came during a 12-year stretch from 2002-13 when the Toreros reached the NCAA Tournament eight times.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
In that spirit, the analytical baseball site Fangraphs on Thursday published its new updates of the site's international player rankings, predicting which teams will sign the top overseas prospects not this year, but next.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Canseco used to date rapper and former college baseball player mike., formerly known as Mike Stud, who was teammates with Marcus Stroman at Duke.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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