baseballnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/us/ˈbeɪs.bɑːl/A1 (the ball used in) a game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat (= stick) and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns the ball:
Jake never played baseball like the other kids.
He had a baseball and a couple of bats in his sports bag.
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- College baseball teams across the country are getting ready for the new season.
- This 21-year-old is now perhaps the best player in baseball.
- Joe is passionate about baseball .
- He was a member of the varsity baseball team.
- Where is the bag with the baseball bats in it?
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Baseball & rounders
- backstop
- ball
- ballgame
- base hit
- batter
- batting average
- bunt
- catcher
- curveball
- double
- grounder
- groundout
- home run
- infielder
- peg
- pitcher
- screwball
- sock
- stuff
- the World Series
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