baseballs
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pluralof baseball.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
baseballnouna game of ball between two nine-player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond-shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 feet (27 meters) apart, forming a circuit that must be completed by a base runner in order to score, the central offensive action entailing hitting of a pitched ball with a wooden or metal bat and running of the bases, the winner being the team scoring the most runs.
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UC climate scientist Daniel Swain said this pattern will accelerate “for the rest of our lives as air continues to warm and baseballs continue to meet less and less resistance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Babe Ruth once visited the Toledo Blade headquarters, tossing signed baseballs from a balcony to adoring crowds below.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
The baseballs got top billing in the wide-ranging auction that included 579 items, but a Lou Gehrig game-worn jersey sold for well more than the three balls combined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
Television cameras caught Kershaw laughing as his kids ran the bases, tried to throw baseballs at a hovering drone and enjoyed a diamond that had become their own personal childhood playground over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
I hoped that he and his papi were catching baseballs and swimming in the ocean.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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