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 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 Nimmo remained in the clubhouse late Friday night working on his swing in the batting cages, which did not go unnoticed by the coaches. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024 Indoor batting cages are being discussed, with an overall focus on immersion and interaction, rather than an expectation that visitors will continually stop to read display panels. —

Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for batting cage

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