baseball

IPA: bˈeɪsbˈɔɫ

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
The ball used to play the sport of baseball.
A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.

Examples of "baseball" in Sentences

Fortunately for New York, no pitcher in baseball is more used to the pressures of October than Mr. Pettitte.
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For example, one of the most electrifying plays in baseball is the attempted steal of home, a feat that has all but vanished.
The most consistent thing about Dunn, one of the most consistent players in baseball, is how often he simply takes the field.
One of the oft-repeated axioms in baseball is that when the season starts, pitchers generally have the upper hand against hitters.
However, Cronin's announcement of the franchise shift today contained the statement that "no person presently in baseball is being considered for Washington."
NEW YORK Here's good news for New York Yankees fans — and bad news for those who revile the club as the Evil Empire: The richest club in baseball is about to get richer.