ballplayer
noun [ C ] (also ball player, ball-player) uk/ˈbɔːl.pleɪ.ər/ us/ˈbɑːl.pleɪ.ɚ/
mainly US（尤指）棒球手，球员，球星
a person who plays a sport that uses a ball, usually baseball
He rose from poverty to become a big league ballplayer. 他出身贫寒，后崛起成为大联盟球星。
"I want to be remembered as a ball player who gave all he had to give," Clemente said of his efforts. 「我想让人们记住，我是一个全力以赴付出的球星，」克莱门特谈到自己的努力时这样说道。
UK球类好手
a person playing a sport who kicks, throws, etc. the ball in a particular way, usually skilfully
He is an athlete and a natural ball-player. 他擅长田径，也是一名天生的球类好手。
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- If you still want to be a major-league ballplayer, you're going to have to start going into the pitches again and not have any fear up there at the plate.
- Fans are now going to look a little differently at some 37-year-old ballplayer suddenly hitting 24 more home runs than he had at any other time in his career.
- "Nick was a very talented ball-player back then," remembers Peter Allen, Dulwich's rugby coach in those days
- Adams, a naturally gifted ball player who has batted, bowled spin and kept wicket for Jamaica, was earmarked as a future Test player.