professional baseball
Paid diamond sport
Professional baseball is the sport played for pay, as opposed to amateur or recreational leagues.
In the United States, the term usually refers to Major League Baseball and its affiliated minor league system: He spent three years in professional baseball before making the majors.
The phrase distinguishes career players from college, high school, or sandlot players.
- ballgameOrganized athletic competition
- catcherMasked diamond position
- sportCompetitive physical activity
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- player developmentImproving athletes over time
Hall of Fame · shortstop · hot corner · outfielder · pennant race · barnstorming · scouting reports · World Series · farm teams · doubleheader · seventh inning stretch · spring training · trade deadline · free agent · big league · inning · team rivalries · umpire
professional baseballLittle League
Youth baseball organization
sandlot baseball · college baseball · stickball · wiffle ball · T-ball
professional baseballprofessional football
Paid competitive American sport
NFL · NBA · professional golf · NHL · MLS
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