batter's box
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But instead of proverbial smoke rising above Citi Field, Tucker, who turns 29 on Saturday, will land in Chavez Ravine’s batter’s box — the latest marquee free-agent signing by the two-time defending World Series champions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Ohtani didn’t have the game he wanted in the batter’s box, either.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
While filming a DirecTV commercial at Dodger Stadium in 2007, Sheen stepped into the batter’s box during a lunch break and crushed a pitch over the right-field wall.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
However, the team’s assistance hasn’t benefited the left-handed-hitting Ohtani in the batter’s box, as the Phillies have shut him down by deploying a series of hard-throwing left-handed pitchers against him.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
I back out of the batter’s box and look into our dugout.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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