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
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The runner was tagged out at home plate.
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The garage sale was staged near the Park Blvd Plaza and at one point had nearly 1,000 people in a line that wrapped up and around a walkway, down the right field line all the way behind home plate.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates reaffirmed their offer from a couple of months ago that involved a package that includes two season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park — the team’s home venue — for 30 years and a host of other unique experiences and items.
—Larry Holder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the umpires failed to see Villar's initial attempt to tag Siri at third base — which would have effectively established the base path as a straight line from third base to home plate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Sperm Whales Are Big An adult male sperm whale can weigh up to 50 tons and reach 18 meters (about 60 feet in length — the distance from home plate to the pitcher’s mound in major league baseball).
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates reaffirmed their offer from a couple of months ago that involved a package that includes two season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park — the team’s home venue — for 30 years and a host of other unique experiences and items.
—Larry Holder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the umpires failed to see Villar's initial attempt to tag Siri at third base — which would have effectively established the base path as a straight line from third base to home plate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Sperm Whales Are Big An adult male sperm whale can weigh up to 50 tons and reach 18 meters (about 60 feet in length — the distance from home plate to the pitcher’s mound in major league baseball).
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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