batting cage

noun

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

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Many players eschew on-field batting practice and instead do all their prep indoors or in the batting cage. Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024 Cutting from a moment of extreme violence to Kiryu at the Kamurocho batting cages, while a totally authentic representation of the games, would have created a tonal whiplash that would have taken even the most diehard Yakuza fan out of the show. Ash Parrish, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024 The venue also offers features such as an arcade, batting cages and a bar with a daily happy hour. Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for batting cage 

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 2 Dec. 2024.

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