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batter's box

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. box.


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Judging by how Ohtani looks in the batter’s box, that might have been wishful thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

He is absurdly fast, sprinting from the left-handed batter’s box to first base in just 3.96 seconds, better than anybody else in MLB.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From the superhero batter’s box came the sound of Jack cracking up.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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