Meaning
baseball
In a sentence
Gioco a baseball con i miei amici al parco.
I play baseball with my friends at the park.
Hai mai visto una partita di baseball dal vivo?
Have you ever seen a baseball game live?
Non ho mai capito bene le regole del baseball.
I’ve never really understood the rules of baseball.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| baseball | masculine · singular |
| baseball | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In Italian, baseball is usually masculine: il baseball. It often refers to the sport in general, not a single game.
- For a baseball cap, don’t use baseball alone. Say cappellino da baseball.
- It’s a direct borrowing, common in sports contexts. In very formal writing, il gioco del baseball may appear, but is less usual.