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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Imbibe pre- or post-game at Sluggers, full of memorabilia, batting cages, and arcade games. Wendy Altschuler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025 As part of the A’s three-year residency in the ballpark the River Cats have called home since 2000, millions of dollars are being poured into renovations to bring the seating, suites, lighting, bullpens, batting cages, dugouts and clubhouses up to MLB standard. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 Working in the batting cage at Triple-A St. Paul, the Minnesota Twins’ top major-league-ready prospect was pulled to attend a team meeting. Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 3 July 2024 The team opened a new facility this offseason, loaded with turf floors, batting cages, pitching mounds, and a mural with former Terps stars on the wall. Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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