batter's box
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Aaron Judge understood that as he dug into the batter’s box in the fourth inning on Tuesday night, with the fate of the 2025 New York Yankees hanging perilously in the balance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
A slow stroll out of the batter’s box.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Zach has his game face on from the moment he walks into the auditorium, like he is first man up in the order and about to dig his spikes into the batter’s box.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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