ballplayer
noun
ball·play·er
ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 
: a person who plays ball
especially
: a baseball player
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Noboa, who began working with ballplayers in the late 1990s, has trained 23 big leaguers, including Emilio Bonifácio, Nomar Mazara and Jasson Domínguez, who is currently the Yankees’ top prospect after signing for a whopping $5.1 million in 2019.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
The sculpture is the first life-size representation of a ritual ballplayer found to date in the Huasteca, a tropical region spanning parts of several states along the Gulf Coast of Mexico.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
The sculpture is the first life-size representation of a ritual ballplayer found to date in the Huasteca, a tropical region spanning parts of several states along the Gulf Coast of Mexico.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Ballplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballplayer. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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