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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Guardians bench coach Sandy Alomar Jr. said Franco helped him in the batting cages daily in 1997.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The guitars kept coming, like pitches at a batting cage.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The event, which runs from 1-3 p.m. is free and open to the public and will include behind-the-scenes tours of Dunkin’ Park, plus an opportunity for fans to use the indoor professional batting cages the Yard Goats use.
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
He was called up three weeks later in their first roster move of the year when Schmitt strained his left oblique in the batting cage, forcing him to miss 28 games before he was reinserted into the starting lineup Monday with left-hander Kris Bubic on the mound for the Royals.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The guitars kept coming, like pitches at a batting cage.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The event, which runs from 1-3 p.m. is free and open to the public and will include behind-the-scenes tours of Dunkin’ Park, plus an opportunity for fans to use the indoor professional batting cages the Yard Goats use.
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
He was called up three weeks later in their first roster move of the year when Schmitt strained his left oblique in the batting cage, forcing him to miss 28 games before he was reinserted into the starting lineup Monday with left-hander Kris Bubic on the mound for the Royals.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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