professional baseball

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandbaseball

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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baseball
noun
uk
/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/us
/ˈbeɪs.bɑːl/
a game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat (= stick) and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandbaseballfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He did not playprofessionalbaseball, but became a coach at the high school level after his graduation.
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He also playedprofessionalbaseballand professional basketball.
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He had an inauspicious start to hisprofessionalbaseballcareer.
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This design is now being used all over the world in little league, high schools, colleges andprofessionalbaseballstadiums.
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In total, it lasted eight hours and 25 minutes; the longestprofessionalbaseballgame up to that time.
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He also was manager and owner of amateur andprofessionalbaseballteams.
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The 52 doubles were also a high for all ofprofessionalbaseballin 1943.
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In modern games, members typically have worn uniforms of theprofessionalbaseballteams or college baseball teams in their congressional district or home state.
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The newprofessionalbaseballleague had the intent to racially integrate.
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The adoption of advanced metrics byprofessionalbaseballfranchises has been largely outpaced by sports fans and sports media.
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Professionalbaseballis not on the horizon for every college player, in need of a summer league.
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Recent years have been characterized by increasing attendance and ticket prices forprofessionalbaseballgames.
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Trevio then started hisprofessionalbaseballcareer in 1964, at the age of 20.
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He continued hisprofessionalbaseballcareer in 1876 and 1877.
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He is also a formerprofessionalbaseballcatcher and pitching coach.
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He started hisprofessionalbaseballcareer in 1909, at the age of 22.
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Unfortunately, at the age of 32, he was beyond the point of making a return toprofessionalbaseball.
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He received 21 books, one for each year of service inprofessionalbaseball.
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Since mostprofessionalbaseballgames are nine innings long, the fifth inning is used as the threshold for an official game.
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He started hisprofessionalbaseballcareer in 1909.
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