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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The only question left to ask regarding San Marino is how many of the football players are visiting the batting cage before practice? — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The event is free and open to fans and will include tailgate games, a kids' batting cage, and live entertainment. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The family entertainment center provides activities like miniature golf, batting cages, arcade, golf karts, an indoor playground and sells food and snacks. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 With that official, the Astros encircled Espada in the visitors’ batting cage at Sutter Health Park. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 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 11 Oct. 2026.

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