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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Home Run Dugout is a soft-toss batting cage that offers a casual experience for fans to feel the thrill of connecting a bat to a ball. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 The remaining course could be used for other recreational purposes, like pickleball or batting cages, Hart said. Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025 Milwaukee players were said to enjoy his attention to detail in crafting daily routines in the batting cage, per Brewers radio host Dominic Cotroneo. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025 As a kid, Emily, now 26, says her dad came to every softball game and spent hours with her at the batting cages. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 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 20 Dec. 2025.

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