ball boy
noun
: a male attendant who retrieves balls for players or officials (as in a tennis match or a baseball or basketball game)
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Kate also met 12-year-old Sophie Kneen, set to do the coin toss for the women’s final, along with ball boys, ball girls and honorary stewards.
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 July 2025
But no instance could match Wednesday’s, when Plouffe went from his perch in the booth to a stool positioned just beyond the third-base dugout to take over as a ball boy.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In a video of the match that has since garnered millions of views online, Świątek was visibly frustrated at one point when one of the ball boys tossed her a ball.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Replays show the ball boy retrieving a stray ball on the court as Fritz – who ended up winning the match 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) to make the semifinals – wound up to serve.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 July 2025
But no instance could match Wednesday’s, when Plouffe went from his perch in the booth to a stool positioned just beyond the third-base dugout to take over as a ball boy.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In a video of the match that has since garnered millions of views online, Świątek was visibly frustrated at one point when one of the ball boys tossed her a ball.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Replays show the ball boy retrieving a stray ball on the court as Fritz – who ended up winning the match 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) to make the semifinals – wound up to serve.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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“Ball boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20boy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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