baseball, baseball game, ball - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports

base runner, runner - a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

batsman, batter, hitter, slugger - (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

fielder - a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat

little leaguer - a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team

big leaguer, major leaguer - a member of a major-league baseball team

bush leaguer, minor leaguer - a player on a minor-league baseball team

hurler, pitcher, twirler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"

player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

utility man - a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions

Aaron, Hank Aaron, Henry Louis Aaron - United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi, Yogi Berra - United States baseball player (born 1925)

DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio, Joseph Paul DiMaggio - United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)

Gehrig, Henry Louis Gehrig, Lou Gehrig - baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)

Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mantle - United States baseball player (1931-1997)

Mays, the Say Hey Kid, Willie Howard Mays Jr., Willie Mays - United States baseball player (born in 1931)

John Joseph McGraw, John McGraw, McGraw - United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934)

Musial, Stan Musial, Stan the Man, Stanley Frank Musial - United States baseball player (born in 1920)

Leroy Robert Paige, Paige, Satchel Paige - United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)

Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)

Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Ruth, Sultan of Swat - United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

Ted Williams, Theodore Samuel Williams, Williams - United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)

Carl Yastrzemski, Yastrzemski - United States baseball player (born in 1939)

Cy Young, Danton True Young, Young - United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)