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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Second baseman Jake Cronenworth (concussion) continues to work out at Petco Park, running and playing catch and even swinging lightly in the batting cage.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Cashman pointed out that the culture of MLB — the time GMs spend around the clubhouse, the field, and the batting cages during spring training, 162 regular-season games and the playoffs — likely makes media interaction more natural.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Correa was an outsized contributor to that, posting the third-highest OPS-plus among Astros regulars prior to tearing a tendon in his ankle taking a swing in the batting cage.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Growing up, Jacobs’ Andrew Deegan and his friends would re-enact game-winning hits in the batting cage.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Cashman pointed out that the culture of MLB — the time GMs spend around the clubhouse, the field, and the batting cages during spring training, 162 regular-season games and the playoffs — likely makes media interaction more natural.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Correa was an outsized contributor to that, posting the third-highest OPS-plus among Astros regulars prior to tearing a tendon in his ankle taking a swing in the batting cage.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Growing up, Jacobs’ Andrew Deegan and his friends would re-enact game-winning hits in the batting cage.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
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“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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