Synonyms and antonyms of Baseball players, teams and competitions in American Thesaurus

All-Star game (noun)

a baseball game played every summer in the U.S. that the best professional players take part in

the American League ()

a group of professional baseball teams that play against one another

backstop (noun)

another name for a catcher in baseball

ball game (noun)

American a baseball game

batter (noun)

a player who tries to hit the ball in baseball

bush league (adjective)

Americaninformal relating to a minor league baseball team

bush league (noun)

Americaninformal a minor league in baseball

catcher (noun)

in baseball, the person who stands behind the person who is hitting the ball and catches any balls that are not hit

the Cy Young Award ()

a prize given every year in the U.S. to the best pitcher in baseball

designated hitter (noun)

American in the game of baseball, a player who hits in place of the pitcher (=the person who throws the ball)

the Golden Glove Awards ()

prizes that are given in the U.S. every year to the best baseball fielders (=players whose job is to catch the ball)

heavy hitter (noun)

informal a baseball player who is able to hit the ball very hard

Little League (noun)

a group of baseball clubs for children

major-league (adjective)

connected with the Major Leagues of a professional sport, especially baseball

the Major Leagues (noun)

the teams that play at the highest level of a professional sport, especially baseball

the majors (noun)

American the Major Leagues

minor league (noun)

a group of U.S. professional baseball teams at a lower level than the Major Leagues

the minors ()

the minor league in sports

the National League ()

an organization of professional baseball players in North America that decides rules and organizes competitions

the pennant (noun)

in the U.S., the flag that is the symbol and prize for winning one of the national competitions in professional baseball

pitcher (noun)

the player who throws the ball to the batter in baseball

relief pitcher (noun)

a pitcher in a baseball game who replaces the pitcher who starts the game

runner (noun)

in baseball, a player who is on one of the bases waiting for the ball to be hit, so that they can try to run and get a point

short (noun)

Americaninformal shortstop

shortstop (noun)

a baseball position on the field between second and third base

shortstop (noun)

a baseball player who plays in a position on the field between second and third base

slugger (noun)

Americaninformal a player who hits the ball very hard in baseball

the World Series ()

the most important baseball competition in the U.S., played every October between the winners of the American League and the National League