baseball
/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ · base·ball
noun
- A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, 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 crowd cheered as the baseball team scored a home run.
- The ball used to play the sport of baseball. The baseball bounced off the bat and rolled into the outfield.
- A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance. The poker player won the hand with a baseball-themed card combination.
Did you know? The first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was formed in 1869 and played a 93-game season.