batboy

noun

bat·boy ˈbat-ˌbȯi

: a boy employed to look after the equipment (such as bats) of a baseball team

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Anyone who participated in sports at the high school or Little League likely knew the big-hearted, smiling man who was the third-base umpire, scorekeeper and batboy. —

Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024 Both of his boys have spent a lot of time at his side, working as A’s batboys. —

Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024 Advertisement Dodgers Gavin Stone pitches a shutout as Dodgers sweep the White Sox June 26, 2024 Both hands reflexively swing up to make the catch — and the 38-year-old who has been a Dodgers batboy for 20 years prevented what could have been a catastrophic injury to Ohtani. —

Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 O'Sullivan was a family friend of Reinhart's, and one of the slain boys had been a Gators batboy. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for batboy