bat girl
noun
: a girl or woman employed to look after the equipment (such as bats) of a baseball team
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The league listened and adjusted accordingly, implementing more stringent performance rules for bat boys and bat girls, whose hustle could now play into potential violations.
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Chelsea Janes, Scott Allen and Ben Strauss, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
On Monday, Goldman was the bat girl complete with her own locker and uniform.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2021
Gwen Goldman came out swinging on Monday night, ready to spend the next nine innings as the New York Yankees' bat girl.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 1 July 2021
On June 28, Goldman was an honorary bat girl for the Yankees during their game against the Los Angeles Angels.
—Elizabeth Loga, Glamour, 29 June 2021
As a 10-year-old, Gwen Goldman dreamed of being a bat girl for the New York Yankees, but she was turned down because of her gender.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 29 June 2021
Suzanne was a bat girl.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2021
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Chelsea Janes, Scott Allen and Ben Strauss, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
On Monday, Goldman was the bat girl complete with her own locker and uniform.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2021
Gwen Goldman came out swinging on Monday night, ready to spend the next nine innings as the New York Yankees' bat girl.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 1 July 2021
On June 28, Goldman was an honorary bat girl for the Yankees during their game against the Los Angeles Angels.
—Elizabeth Loga, Glamour, 29 June 2021
As a 10-year-old, Gwen Goldman dreamed of being a bat girl for the New York Yankees, but she was turned down because of her gender.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 29 June 2021
Suzanne was a bat girl.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2021
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“Bat girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20girl. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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