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baseballs

  • plural
    of baseball.
    baseball
    noun
    a 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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Amid the cameras and crowd, Dudamel and Harding stood side-by-side as batters launched baseballs across the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 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 Dodgers rescued him from purgatory in Anaheim and surrounded him with a star-studded roster, and now he makes more money from pitching products than pitching baseballs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025

It was umpires nearly running out of baseballs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

And after every one, whistles and shouts and even clapping for baseballs as foul as baseballs could ever be.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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