How to Use batboy in a Sentence

batboy

noun

• Alas, the jinx the batboy chased off the field caught up to him.
  — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• That was my first year as the full-time batboy for the Phillies.
  — William Power, WSJ, 15 May 2022
• The sky was bright and his 7-year-old son was serving as the batboy.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• The balls then went to a batboy, who, of course, was an employee of the home team.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
• Heck, their batboy slugged 48 dingers two years ago with the Goodlettsville, Tenn., Little League team.
  — Norman Chad, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2018
• Veterans, the prospects Cain has mentored—even the batboy got in on it.
  — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 1 Oct. 2017
• Hitters, don’t look for a batboy or batgirl to pick up your bat.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2020
• One even became a Padres batboy, through his high school and college years.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021
• And now, like so many baseball questions, your odds of going home with a ball comes down to math that even a batboy can do.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2021
• The strikeout ended the inning, and Hamilton stood at the plate to talk to Tichenor for a while as a batboy collected his shin guard and batting gloves.
  — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 3 Aug. 2017
• It was named for his dad, a lifetime sports enthusiast who was once a batboy for the Brooklyn Dodgers and had framed sports photos on the diner walls.
  — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2021
• But minor league teams also sometimes employ dogs as batboys or make all the players dress up like pizza for a game.
  — Ted Berg, USA TODAY, 28 June 2017
• This time, the Dodgers thought that the Astros had balls mudded up more heavily for their pitchers, and that the batboy would deliver those to the ump during innings when the Dodgers were batting.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
• Orlando Cepeda served as a batboy for Mays’ team in Puerto Rico.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 8 Nov. 2022
• Earlier that season, Nelson had noticed the Mavericks batboy reaching into a pouch and putting a wad of black stuff in his mouth.
  — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
• Kiké was a batboy and idolized the players, including shortstop Alex Cora.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2021
• Tank was such a popular batboy for the Sugarland Skeeters, the minor league baseball team honored him with a bobblehead night.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 31 Dec. 2020
• The team photo is signed by 32 of 33 team members pictured, including team officials and batboy.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2021
• During the late 1940s, Mr. Kenyon was a batboy for the minor league Pawtucket Slaters, family members said.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• Minasian worked his way up from jobs as a batboy and clubhouse attendant into a scouting role for the Rangers, followed by stints as an assistant to manager Buck Showalter.
  — Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024