Hardball may refer to:
Baseball Baseball, as opposed to its variant softball an English-language idiom derived from baseball, meaning to be or act tough or aggressive
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Hardball, in the Avengers: The Initiative series from Marvel Comics Hardball, in the Fire from Heaven comics crossover event story arc Hardball, in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Film Hardball (film), a 2001 American sports comedy-drama film Hardball (soundtrack) Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball, a 1997 American/Canadian action film
Gaming HardBall!, an early baseball video game
Literature Hardball — How Politics is Played Told By One Who Knows the Game, a book by Chris Matthews Hardball, a comic book series written by Chuck Austen Hardball, a 2009 V. I. Warshawski novel by Sara Paretsky
Television Hardball with Chris Matthews, an American TV talk show "Hard Ball", a 2007 episode of 30 Rock Hardball (1989 TV series), an American crime drama Hardball (1994 TV series), an American baseball sitcom Hardball (2019 TV series), an Australian children's series Hardball, a BBC One game show hosted by Ore Oduba
Other uses Hardball, a type of Gaelic handball Hardball (company), a Norwegian investment company Hard ball, a sugar stage in the making of candy and other confectionery
See also
Hardball squash, a racquet sport