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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Right fielder Victor Robles, outfitted in two fluorescent armbands and pink cleats, caught the baseball with a headlong dive.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Although his major league career was brief, Acosta's baseball journey was one of the most unique in the sport's history.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
That means Colorado officially dodged baseball infamy.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Almost two full years later, on the verge of making the postseason, the Padres returned to the ballpark that is home to one of baseball’s worst teams and continued to play like a team that seems bent on disappointing in its own spectacular way.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Although his major league career was brief, Acosta's baseball journey was one of the most unique in the sport's history.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
That means Colorado officially dodged baseball infamy.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Almost two full years later, on the verge of making the postseason, the Padres returned to the ballpark that is home to one of baseball’s worst teams and continued to play like a team that seems bent on disappointing in its own spectacular way.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 24 Sep. 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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