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 Massey worked off a baseball tee in the batting cage. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 Now officially signed with the club, Tim Anderson took some swings in the batting cages and later sat in the Miami Marlins’ dugout at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024 After finishing his work in the covered batting cages, Sandoval strode down the right field line at about 11 a.m. and was greeted by cheers from the fans, ready to revel in nostalgia. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024 Andy Morin Sports Complex The Andy Morin Sports Complex in Folsom offers an array of indoor sports available for drop in, including soccer, table tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball and the use of batting cages (though users are asked to bring their own helmets and bats). Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024 Gainesville High School senior Jeremy Medina was accidentally hit in the head by a baseball bat while at a batting cage on campus on Monday at around 1:20 p.m., according to the Gainesville City School System. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023 Plus the facilities recently added: an NBA regulation basketball court; the Arena and Sports Pavilion which includes pickleball courts, a baseball batting cage, a kids ‘playground, indoor trampolines and other games of interest to teenagers. Laurie Werner, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 Jeremy Medina, a pitcher and catcher for Gainesville High School’s 2022 baseball team, was injured while at the school’s batting cage on Monday afternoon, the Gainesville City School System said in a statement posted on X. Gainesville is 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023 Medina was injured after being hit in the head with a baseball bat Monday at the batting cage, the school district said. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Mar. 2024.

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