batter's box

noun

, Baseball.

1. box ¹( def 16a ).

Example Sentences

The Dodger Stadium crowd has frequently chanted his name in his three years with the team, sometimes as he’s stepping into the batter’s box, sometimes after he’s come up with an important hit.

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Ohtani wanted to be in the batter’s box with the game on the line.

From Los Angeles Times

So it was hardly a surprise when Freeman stepped into the batter’s box in the first inning of Game 3 in Yankee Stadium Monday night that he was greeted with a very audible and vulgar chant from the Bleacher Creatures, the right-field fans known for their fierce loyalty to the Yankees and hostility toward opposing teams.

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Most important, Freeman, an eight-time All-Star who won the 2020 NL MVP award with the Braves, is looking like his old self in the batter’s box.

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But Freeman might not have even stepped into the batter’s box if Boone hadn’t elected to walk Betts so Cortes could face Freeman instead.

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