bat boy

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. a boy or young man who takes care of the bats and sometimes other equipment of a team.

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Etymology

Origin of bat boy

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

That, of course, had always been the dream growing up Binghamton, New York, where he became the bat boy for the local Double-A team.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Naylor had the bat go flying out of his hands toward netting behind Boston’s on-deck circle, forcing a bat boy to go scampering away.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

He is remembered as the 3 1/2-year-old bat boy for his daddy’s Giants who was scooped out of harm’s way by J.T.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2022

Marcus Alvarado was a 10-year-old bat boy for his father, Manny, when Granada Hills Kennedy won the City Section title in 1989.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Later I got a job in the yard that paid a dollar and a half a day, that of bat boy.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright