baseball player

1. An athlete who plays baseball (synset 109854894)
   referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
   is a type of:

   • athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports
   • participant, player - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
   subtypes:

   • 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
   • utility man - a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions
   specific instances:

   • 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)
   • mantle, mickey charles mantle, mickey mantle - United States baseball player (1931-1997)
   • mays, 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)
   same as: ballplayer

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