batting cage

noun

: a screen placed around the back and sides of the home plate area to stop baseballs during batting practice

Examples of batting cage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One particularly interesting link is to a home movie of a 16-year-old Mike Piazza hitting in his backyard batting cage while Ted Williams – yes, the Hall of Famer Ted Williams – watched and commented, along with Dodgers scout Ed Liberatore. —Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026

Upgrades are also being made to the batting cage building beyond the center field wall, and a new grass playing surface will be installed this winter ahead of the home opener April 3 against the Houston Astros. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for batting cage

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