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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He was called up three weeks later in their first roster move of the year when Schmitt strained his left oblique in the batting cage, forcing him to miss 28 games before he was reinserted into the starting lineup Monday with left-hander Kris Bubic on the mound for the Royals. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 On top of that, the retailer has its House of Sport , an experiential twist on the sporting goods store — complete with features like rock-climbing walls, batting cages and golf simulators. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 May 2025 Millions of dollars were invested for improvements, including netting, fencing, pitching machines and batting cages. 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 See All Example Sentences for batting cage

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 24 May. 2025.

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