ball field
noun
variants
or ballfield
: a field for playing a sport using a ball
especially
: a baseball field
The 14-year-old Astroturf surface at Dean Field in Bloomfield, one of the city's most popular ball fields, will be replaced with real grass next year. —
Jon Schmitz
Jon Schmitz In Minneapolis, they tore down Met Stadium for a polyester ballfield with a roof over it, a ghostly greenish plastic baseball mall, and all those lovely summer nights were lost. —Garrison Keillor
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Artificial turf will also be installed at the ball fields, Buckshi said.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2025
The park features inland lakes and streams, hiking trails, picnic shelters, ball fields, fishing, mountain biking and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The location had a balcony overseeing Petco Park, a ball field.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Kansas City’s wiffle ball field The reason is simple: Ungashick and his spouse, Amy, are about to place their 5-bedroom, 5-bath home — purchased in 2011 for $480,000, and now valued around $2 million — on the market.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2025
The park features inland lakes and streams, hiking trails, picnic shelters, ball fields, fishing, mountain biking and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The location had a balcony overseeing Petco Park, a ball field.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Kansas City’s wiffle ball field The reason is simple: Ungashick and his spouse, Amy, are about to place their 5-bedroom, 5-bath home — purchased in 2011 for $480,000, and now valued around $2 million — on the market.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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“Ball field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20field. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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