Ballplayer
noun
Someone who plays ball games, especially baseball or softball.
The young boy dreamed of becoming a professional ballplayer.
Often appears as...
- professional ballplayer
- talented ballplayer
noun
Someone who plays ball games, especially baseball or softball.
The young boy dreamed of becoming a professional ballplayer.
Often appears as...
- professional ballplayer
- talented ballplayer
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Pro Tip 1/3Sports Specific
The term 'ballplayer' often refers to baseball or softball players rather than any ball sport athletes.
He's not just an athlete; he's an incredible ballplayer.
Pro Tip 2/3American Preference
'Ballplayer' is commonly used in American English, synonymous with baseball players.
Many American children idolize famous ballplayers.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Usage
The word 'ballplayer' is informal and typically used in casual conversations or sports commentary.
Our neighbor's kid is a natural ballplayer.
Pro Tip 1/3Sports Specific
The term 'ballplayer' often refers to baseball or softball players rather than any ball sport athletes.
He's not just an athlete; he's an incredible ballplayer.
Pro Tip 2/3American Preference
'Ballplayer' is commonly used in American English, synonymous with baseball players.
Many American children idolize famous ballplayers.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Usage
The word 'ballplayer' is informal and typically used in casual conversations or sports commentary.
Our neighbor's kid is a natural ballplayer.
Pro Tip 1/3Sports Specific
The term 'ballplayer' often refers to baseball or softball players rather than any ball sport athletes.
He's not just an athlete; he's an incredible ballplayer.
Pro Tip 2/3American Preference
'Ballplayer' is commonly used in American English, synonymous with baseball players.
Many American children idolize famous ballplayers.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Usage
The word 'ballplayer' is informal and typically used in casual conversations or sports commentary.
Our neighbor's kid is a natural ballplayer.
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Video examples
Coriolis Effect PIPE...
ballplayers sitting on our specially rigged merry-go-round are about to demonstrate a rather astonishing optical illusion here's the game right you're gonna throw the ball straight through what's your name Victor right but this time I'm gonna complicate things slightly I'm gonna rotate to the merry-go-round counterclockwise so you
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Brian Goldman: Doctors...
That means that ballplayer batted safely, hit safely three times out of 10 at bats. That means hit the ball into the outfield, it dropped, it didn't get caught, and whoever tried to throw it to first base didn't get there in time and the runner was safe.
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Coriolis Effect PIPE...
ballplayers sitting on our specially rigged merry-go-round are about to demonstrate a rather astonishing optical illusion here's the game right you're gonna throw the ball straight through what's your name Victor right but this time I'm gonna complicate things slightly I'm gonna rotate to the merry-go-round counterclockwise so you
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Brian Goldman: Doctors...
That means that ballplayer batted safely, hit safely three times out of 10 at bats. That means hit the ball into the outfield, it dropped, it didn't get caught, and whoever tried to throw it to first base didn't get there in time and the runner was safe.
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Quote examples
Hank Aaron
American Baseball Player
Too bad integration didn't come sooner, because there were so many ballplayers that could have made the major leagues. That's why, you look back, and - not to take away anything from Babe Ruth or some of those other guys - they didn't play against the greatest ballplayers in the world.
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Earl Weaver
American Coach
The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart.
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Babe Ruth
American Baseball Player
Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading.
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Joe DiMaggio
American Baseball Player
I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.
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Barry Zito
American Athlete
I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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D. B. Sweeney
American Actor
There's no doubt my having been a ballplayer made me feel a special sense of responsibility to Joe Jackson's life.
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
I think the first photograph I did was a ballplayer. It was a way of showing action or something.
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Dwight Gooden
American Athlete
My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.
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Honus Wagner
American Athlete
There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.
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Joe Burrow
American Football Player
I'm a ballplayer. Whoever picks me, I'm going to show up.
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Hank Aaron
American Baseball Player
Too bad integration didn't come sooner, because there were so many ballplayers that could have made the major leagues. That's why, you look back, and - not to take away anything from Babe Ruth or some of those other guys - they didn't play against the greatest ballplayers in the world.
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Earl Weaver
American Coach
The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart.
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Babe Ruth
American Baseball Player
Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading.
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Joe DiMaggio
American Baseball Player
I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.
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Barry Zito
American Athlete
I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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D. B. Sweeney
American Actor
There's no doubt my having been a ballplayer made me feel a special sense of responsibility to Joe Jackson's life.
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
I think the first photograph I did was a ballplayer. It was a way of showing action or something.
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Dwight Gooden
American Athlete
My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.
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Honus Wagner
American Athlete
There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.
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Joe Burrow
American Football Player
I'm a ballplayer. Whoever picks me, I'm going to show up.
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