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

Brandon Dillon was 8 years old and serving as a bat boy for the Narbonne High baseball team under his father, Bill, the coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

On Monday, the consensus among many Dodgers team members was that Machado intentionally threw the ball hard, disputing his characterization that he simply intended to toss it to a bat boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

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

Darren 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 Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 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