A bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown [[baseball (object)|ball]] with a [[baseball bat|bat]] and touching a series of four [[baseball base|bases]] arranged at the corners of a 90-foot diamond. 

Players on the batting team take turns hitting against the pitcher of the fielding team, which tries to stop them from scoring runs by getting hitters out in any of several ways. A player on the batting team can stop at any of the bases and later advance via a teammate's hit or other means. The teams switch between batting and fielding whenever the fielding team records three outs. One turn at bat for each team constitutes an inning and nine innings make up a professional game. The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins.

When referring to the ball and not the sport, use [[baseball (object)]].

h5. Related attire
* [[baseball mitt]]
* [[baseball uniform]] / [[baseball jersey]]
* [[baseball helmet]]
** [[catcher's mask]]
* [[baseball bat]]
* [[baseball cap]]

h5. Elements of baseball

* [[baseball stadium]]
* [[baseball base]]
* [[batting stance]]
* [[bunting (baseball)|]]
* [[catcher (baseball)|]]
* [[dugout]]
* [[pitching]]
* [[umpire]]
* [[uriko (baseball)|]]

h4. See also
* [[Playing sports]]
* [[Tag Group:Sports]]
* [[KBO League]]
* [[Major League Baseball]]
* [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
* [[World Baseball Classic]]
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