home plate
noun
: a 5-sided rubber slab at one corner of a baseball diamond at which a batter stands when batting and which must be touched by a base runner in order to score
Examples of home plate in a Sentence
The runner was tagged out at home plate.
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In February, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo had 11 signs installed behind home plates at their spring training facility in Florida for pitchers to read during their throwing sessions.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Most unfortunately, a bird decided that was the right time to fly in front of home plate, directly in the ball’s path.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Most unfortunately, a bird decided that was the right time to fly in front of home plate, directly in the ball’s path.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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