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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Millions of dollars were invested for improvements, including netting, fencing, pitching machines and batting cages.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Outstanding and efficient, Ober limited the Guardians to one run over 7 2/3 innings even though the long offensive innings required him to throw in the batting cage several times to stay sharp.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Jack would often join his father in the clubhouse and batting cages, meeting players like Manny Ramirez in Los Angeles, Paul Konerko and Chris Sale in Chicago.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
People of all ages took their turn at batting cages, testing their skills against a screen simulation that tracked their performances.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Outstanding and efficient, Ober limited the Guardians to one run over 7 2/3 innings even though the long offensive innings required him to throw in the batting cage several times to stay sharp.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Jack would often join his father in the clubhouse and batting cages, meeting players like Manny Ramirez in Los Angeles, Paul Konerko and Chris Sale in Chicago.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
People of all ages took their turn at batting cages, testing their skills against a screen simulation that tracked their performances.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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