baseball club
- noun
- /ˈbeɪsˌbɔl klʌb/
- There was once a New York Metropolitans baseball club commonly referred to as the Mets, but the current franchise has always just been the Mets.
- baseball club league
- major baseball club
- professional baseball club
Examples
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We are all part of the Nikogaku baseball club, right?
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Many fans gathered to watch their favorite baseball club play on the weekend.
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The baseball club is amazing!
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If we lose, our baseball club will be banned from playing for a year.
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When the baseball club broke ground for the stadium in an official ceremony on July 11, it was obvious the talks had stalled.
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The local baseball club won the championship game last night.
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After the season ended, the baseball club held a celebration for its players.
Synonyms
A group of people who meet for a shared interest or activity
A group of players organized to play baseball together
A professional baseball team that plays and travels together
A team that plays baseball or softball
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Morphology
The meaning 'a team of baseball players' is directly and compositionally derived from 'baseball' (the sport) + 'club' (an association or organized group); this is a regular noun–noun compound following standard English formation. Similar constructions exist in many languages (e.g., Spanish 'club de béisbol' or 'equipo de béisbol'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Baseball club combines baseball, the game, and club, a group of people who play or support it. So it came to mean an organized 'team' of players who play and travel together.