{"id":2345118,"date":"2026-03-25T16:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2345118"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:29:27","slug":"manninos-grand-slam-usa-is-fifth-best-batting-cage-in-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/manninos-grand-slam-usa-is-fifth-best-batting-cage-in-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mannino&#8217;s Grand Slam USA is fifth best batting cage in nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"88323109007\" title=\"Senior residents take a field trip to the batting cages\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/23\/USAT\/88323125007-senior-residents-take-a-field-trip-to-the-batting-cages-thumb-1.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Senior residents take a field trip to the batting cages<\/p>\n<p>Residents from &#8216;Our Home&#8217; Senior Living in River Falls, Wisconsin took a field trip to D-Bats and spent some time taking swings in the batting cages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A central Ohio sports facility has been recognized as one of the best batting cages in the nation.<\/li>\n<li>Mannino\u2019s Grand Slam USA in Dublin ranked fifth in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/li>\n<li>The 24,000-square-foot facility features dual batting cages and multiuse tunnels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Proving it can compete in the big leagues, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/business\/2014\/01\/19\/dublin-strip-mall-rejuvenated-as\/24171506007\/\">a central Ohio sports facility<\/a> has been recognized for having one of the best batting cages in the United States.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandslaminfo.com\/\">Mannino\u2019s Grand Slam USA<\/a> was ranked fifth out of 10 batting cages across the nation when voters stepped up to the plate in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/awards\/manninos-grand-slam-usa-dublin-ohio\/\">USA TODAY 10BEST Readers\u2019 Choice Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Related article: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/business\/2014\/01\/19\/dublin-strip-mall-rejuvenated-as\/24171506007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin strip mall rejuvenated as athletes&#8217; haven<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Each week, industry experts nominate their favorite attractions and points of interest in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/\">array of categories<\/a>. Final nominees are chosen by 10BEST editors, then presented to the voting public.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/24\/NCOD\/89301979007-manninos-grand-slam-usa.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/24\/NCOD\/89301979007-manninos-grand-slam-usa.jpg?crop=4031,3023,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/24\/NCOD\/89301979007-manninos-grand-slam-usa.jpg?crop=2268,3023,x882,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/24\/NCOD\/89301979007-manninos-grand-slam-usa.jpg?crop=4031,2268,x0,y604 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by Mannino's Grand Slam USA\" caption=\"Mannino's Grand Slam USA in Dublin, Ohio, was named the fifth-best batting cage in the nation in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers\u2019 Choice Awards. The facility has a dozen baseball and softball cages and tunnels, plus offers various leagues and camps.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Owned by Brian Mannino and Kathy Fishbaugh, Mannino\u2019s Grand Slam USA is a 24,000-square-foot facility boasting five dual batting cages and pitching machines with speeds from 40 to 85 mph.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Visitors also have access to seven multiuse batting and pitching tunnels, each one 70 feet long and 15 feet wide with a 15-foot ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Mannino\u2019s Grand Slam USA is located at 6635 Dublin Center Drive.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact features and entertainment reporter Belinda M. Paschal at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"bpaschal@dispatch.com\">bpaschal@dispatch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-25 16:01:38.78647317 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-25 16:01:38.78647317 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dispatch.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior residents take a field trip to the batting cages Residents from &#8216;Our Home&#8217; Senior Living in River Falls, Wisconsin took a field trip to D-Bats and spent some time taking swings in the batting cages. A central Ohio sports facility has been recognized as one of the best batting cages in the nation. 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