ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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Last year, 63 ballplayers suited up for the Sox, a franchise record, breaking the previous mark of 56 set the year before.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Some of the Athletics future ballplayers and top prospects played that weekend, and middle infielder Max Muncy was a surprise addition to make the A’s Opening Day roster and start the season in the Big Leagues.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the ballplayer stuff, that was just icing on the cake.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
But the best comparison as a ballplayer and competitor — and hear me out here — is a young Derek Jeter.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Some of the Athletics future ballplayers and top prospects played that weekend, and middle infielder Max Muncy was a surprise addition to make the A’s Opening Day roster and start the season in the Big Leagues.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the ballplayer stuff, that was just icing on the cake.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
But the best comparison as a ballplayer and competitor — and hear me out here — is a young Derek Jeter.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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