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
Rintaro Sasaki zooms up to the ballpark on an electric bike with a brown bag of food in hand, ready to grab a quick bite of lunch then get right to work in the batting cage.
—
Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Shaw, the front-runner to win the starting job at third base, experienced some soreness on his left side after a swing in the batting cage last week.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The rhythms of these practice fields are comforting and familiar: pitchers cover first base, infielders take ground balls, hitters take swings off an actual pitcher after a winter of working out in the batting cage.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Imbibe pre- or post-game at Sluggers, full of memorabilia, batting cages, and arcade games.
—Wendy Altschuler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for batting cage
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Shaw, the front-runner to win the starting job at third base, experienced some soreness on his left side after a swing in the batting cage last week.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The rhythms of these practice fields are comforting and familiar: pitchers cover first base, infielders take ground balls, hitters take swings off an actual pitcher after a winter of working out in the batting cage.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Imbibe pre- or post-game at Sluggers, full of memorabilia, batting cages, and arcade games.
—Wendy Altschuler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for batting cage
Cite this Entry
“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share