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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Some quirks are here to stay Team clubhouses and batting cages for both teams are beyond the outfield wall. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025 He is set to hit in the batting cage and will need to demonstrate his ability to run. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025 On Friday, the Reds sent group after group of hitters to work with Butler on a small bunting area outside the team’s batting cages at the complex. C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 Martinez, in the lineup and in the batting cage, make Ketel Marte even better? Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for batting cage

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Apr. 2025.

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