How to say "baseball" in Japanese

• 野球やきゅうCommon
  nounThe common word for baseball as a sport: playing, watching, or talking about the game. It fits most contexts, from casual conversation to news about professional baseball.
  あなたは昨日きのう野球やきゅうをしましたか。↗

  Did you play baseball yesterday?
• ベースボール
  nounA katakana loanword for the same sport, but a less common way to say it; for baseball in general this is seldom the word you want — use 野球 instead.

For the sport itself both words work, but 野球 is the common choice; 「ベースボール」 is a less common loanword with the same meaning, so pick 野球 in almost every situation.

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• 野球やきゅうbaseball
• ベースボールbaseball