baseball

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/noun

A team sport in which players hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases to score.

Example sentences

“My dad and I watch baseball on TV every Sunday.”
“He played baseball all through high school.”
“Baseball is often called America's national pastime.”

You 'play baseball', with no article. The same word also names the ball itself: throw a baseball.

Related words

volleyballA sport in which two teams of two to six players hit a ball back and forth across a net on a rectangular court.underdogThe person or team that people expect to lose a contest.handballA team game in which two sides of seven players each throw and bounce a ball, trying to get it into the other team's goal.rematchA second game or contest between the same two opponents.badmintonA game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a high net.stretchTo reach out or extend your arms, legs, or body to loosen your muscles, especially before or after exercise.