batting cage

noun

: a screen placed around the back and sides of the home plate area to stop baseballs during batting practice

Examples of batting cage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Betts said he’s spent most of his waking hours in the batting cage trying to straighten things out. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2024 The donation will allow Gibbs Youth Sports to rebuild the inside of the fieldhouse to offer indoor fielding and batting options, as well as renovations including batting cage and machines, pitching lanes and a fielding area. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024 There’s even a batting cage with rooms set inside of old living rooms that force you to hit balls into the furniture for points. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024 Mookie Betts spent so much time in the batting cage Thursday afternoon that his hands were raw, the Dodgers right fielder determined to find his stroke after his disappearing act in the first two games of a showdown series against the San Diego Padres. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for batting cage 

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of batting cage was in 1891

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“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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