noun
baseball player; ballplayer
Refers to a person who plays baseball, typically professionally or as a serious amateur.
彼はプロの野球選手になりたいと思っている。
He wants to become a professional baseball player.
あの野球選手はホームランをたくさん打つ。
That baseball player hits a lot of home runs.
Compound of 野球 (baseball) and 選手 (player, athlete).