How to Use batting cage in a Sentence

batting cage

noun
  • Phillips ducked down to the batting cage to take a handful of swings in the cage, just in case.
    Jared Diamond, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Work in the batting cages and long talks with his coaches.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023
  • No more checking in at the batting cage to keep his swing sharp.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Would Mike prefer to host him in the clubhouse or the batting cages?
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
  • The lock to batting cages was broken and softballs were found thrown around the grounds 1:10 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Golf Dome.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Rupp told the campers in the complex’s batting cages on Tuesday.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2019
  • Betts had the night off, but took some hacks in the batting cage in the ninth inning in case he was needed.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Ohtani was not in the dugout the last few games, though not far away from it either, just in the batting cage area right down the steps.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • After a brief warm-up in the batting cage, Crawford got off to a shaky start.
    Michael Wagaman, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2023
  • Ohtani went behind the batting cage to pose for a photo with Trout.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Correa talked smack, ate, talked more smack and then headed to the batting cages to warm up.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Steve Lopez: Benny Wasserman handled the heat — in life and in the batting cage.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The $5,000 in grant money will go towards a new batting cage.
    oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2022
  • He is set to hit in the batting cage and will need to demonstrate his ability to run.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Marte has been slowed by an oblique injury lately and has not been cleared to swing in the batting cage.
    New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Aaron Judge stepped into the batting cage and sent a long, high drive completely out of the park.
    Mark Didtler, ajc, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Near the Left Field stage, baseball fans could test their swing at the batting cages or their throw at the pitching cages.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
  • There are two batting cages at the academy, one on each side of the complex.
    Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2020
  • As the hits kept falling, Mahle went into the batting cage to stay loose and throw a few pitches.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 27 June 2022
  • There’s a batting cage for softball practice and a playscape where young kids can climb, swing and slide.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2021
  • She’s transforming a 2,000-square-foot space on Main Street that used to be a makeshift batting cage.
    New York Times, 17 June 2021
  • And like any player on a hot streak, Cocks wants to keep it going rather than taking swings in the batting cage in the school’s gym.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The Reds’ bullpen cleared into left field, where Pham was standing, and hitters ran from the batting cage to the outfield.
    Bobby Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 May 2022
  • SS Jeremy Peña took swings in the batting cage for the first time since injuring his thumb about a week ago.
    Kristie Rieken, Chron, 22 June 2022
  • Betts said he’s spent most of his waking hours in the batting cage trying to straighten things out.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Martinez, in the lineup and in the batting cage, make Ketel Marte even better?
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The east and southeast part of the site have ball diamonds that are fenced and lighted, and to the north are two batting cages and a storage area.
    Gary Gibula, Naperville Sun, 16 June 2018
  • The senior had been struggling in recent weeks and made sure to put extra time in the batting cage leading up to the game.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
  • Check out the batting cages at Junction Place Sportsplex.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 15 July 2024
  • Always in the batting cages, always taking care of his body.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025

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