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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The route to the public park beyond is wide, and the lush green baseball field, next to woodlands, is complete with a batting cage, fences, and stands.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
The Cubs hope that a mental reset, combined with focused work in the batting cage and Coors Field’s hitter-friendly environment, will get Swanson back in a rhythm.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The Sox looked loose and relaxed before the game, with 10 players at the batting cage during batting practice, some waiting for their cuts and others just hanging around, having already taken theirs.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
The bulk of the complex is taken up by six long batting cages, at least four extendable pitching mounds and a 100-feet-by-30-feet practice field.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 June 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
The Cubs hope that a mental reset, combined with focused work in the batting cage and Coors Field’s hitter-friendly environment, will get Swanson back in a rhythm.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The Sox looked loose and relaxed before the game, with 10 players at the batting cage during batting practice, some waiting for their cuts and others just hanging around, having already taken theirs.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
The bulk of the complex is taken up by six long batting cages, at least four extendable pitching mounds and a 100-feet-by-30-feet practice field.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 June 2026
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“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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