ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially : a baseball player
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 17-year-old senior at St. Thomas Aquinas High School recently presented two checks totaling $5,000 to former major league ballplayer Jeff Conine and the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. 
Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Adams plays ambitious ballplayer Max Chapman, who attempts to try out for the team but is turned away, as the AAGPBL did not allow Black players. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022 Tapia is a non-contender’s ballplayer, and the Jays have handed him hundreds of at bats. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The Broad City creator-star serves as the series’ lead, Carson, a ballplayer who discovers a whole new community after falling for a teammate. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 To Ortiz, that was just part of being a ballplayer. Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2022 Around 2001, Nix started using his professional sports contacts to build a gambling business, developing a client list that included unnamed professional athletes, the former ballplayer admitted in court papers. Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 To the Dodgers, no young ballplayer found by Mr. Brito was more important than Valenzuela, a chunky left-hander with a devastating screwball who looked to the sky before delivering each pitch. Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 This seems like a perfect opportunity for MLB to step up again to honor its most significant ballplayer and, hopefully, boost waning interest in the national pastime among Black Americans. Paul Newberry, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2022 See More
Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Adams plays ambitious ballplayer Max Chapman, who attempts to try out for the team but is turned away, as the AAGPBL did not allow Black players. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022 Tapia is a non-contender’s ballplayer, and the Jays have handed him hundreds of at bats. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The Broad City creator-star serves as the series’ lead, Carson, a ballplayer who discovers a whole new community after falling for a teammate. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 To Ortiz, that was just part of being a ballplayer. Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2022 Around 2001, Nix started using his professional sports contacts to build a gambling business, developing a client list that included unnamed professional athletes, the former ballplayer admitted in court papers. Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 To the Dodgers, no young ballplayer found by Mr. Brito was more important than Valenzuela, a chunky left-hander with a devastating screwball who looked to the sky before delivering each pitch. Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 This seems like a perfect opportunity for MLB to step up again to honor its most significant ballplayer and, hopefully, boost waning interest in the national pastime among Black Americans. Paul Newberry, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above