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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On Friday, Harper played catch with front office executive Howie Kendrick, fielded some ground balls and took about 15 swings off a tee in the batting cage, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025 Bogaerts is a renowned tinkerer at the plate and is also known to work relentlessly in the batting cage before, during and after games. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 Trout was still in the batting cage when Aaron threw a Hail Mary. Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 June 2025 The center fielder spent a portion of those days in the batting cages, looking to shake the slow start that has stretched through the first two months of the season. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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