batter's box
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Crow-Armstrong now stands closer to the plate and deeper in the batter’s box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Judging by his stroll out of the batter’s box, Pages seemed to know it was a homer on contact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
To a roaring applause, Max Muncy entered the batter’s box, his first plate appearance since a scary collision with the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ildemaro Vargas on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
The Bruins’ success in the batter’s box also has helped raise the tide of a team that could’ve fallen into many pitfalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
He scratched out a footing in the batter’s box, cocked the bat on his shoulder, and stared at McNab.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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