ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — As millions cheered Shohei Ohtani’s debut in the World Series at Dodger Stadium, a couple of dozen ballplayers of Japanese descent gathered last weekend on a dusty field 200 miles north.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The native of Aruba is more of a ballplayer than a package of tools, which was why the Dodgers were able to sign him for only $75,000.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Exciting first couple of innings, uneventful middle innings, interesting final couple of innings.
—Tommy Edman, professional ballplayer.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Perhaps ballplayers then were more accessible because the times were less intrusive.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The native of Aruba is more of a ballplayer than a package of tools, which was why the Dodgers were able to sign him for only $75,000.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Exciting first couple of innings, uneventful middle innings, interesting final couple of innings.
—Tommy Edman, professional ballplayer.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Perhaps ballplayers then were more accessible because the times were less intrusive.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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