baseball (field sport)
- Scope note
- Game of ball between two nine-player teams usually played for nine innings on a diamond-shaped field with an infield, home plate, and three other bases 90 feet apart. This forms a circuit that must be completed by a base runner in order to score against the central offensive action, being the hitting of pitched balls with a wooden or metal bat, the winner being the team that scores the most runs.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024