ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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The kid that just killed us last year was Skillings a good looking ballplayer.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
There’s a practical aspect to ballplayers’ brunch obsessions too, said Sears.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
When Sasaki signs, his new club will have to break verbal agreements with those young ballplayers to divert their signing bonus pool money to him.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Japanese ballplayers are trying to take control of their name, image and likeness rights, or NIL — a fight familiar to college athletes in the United States.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
There’s a practical aspect to ballplayers’ brunch obsessions too, said Sears.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
When Sasaki signs, his new club will have to break verbal agreements with those young ballplayers to divert their signing bonus pool money to him.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Japanese ballplayers are trying to take control of their name, image and likeness rights, or NIL — a fight familiar to college athletes in the United States.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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