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Definition of batboy

batboy

/ˈbætˌbɔɪ/
bat · boy

Plural:batboys
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• noun

1

North American A boy or young man who takes care of the bats and other equipment for a baseball team during games, retrieving bats from home plate and returning them to the dugout.

Example

"The batboy sprinted out of the dugout to retrieve the hitter's discarded bat before the next pitch."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Batboy. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/batboy
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