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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Martin crossed home plate to tie the score at 9, but Heher was tagged out at home by Blue Jays junior catcher Clay Hartje.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
After Will Smith flew out, Max Muncy worked a full count and took a slider near the outside corner that was called strike three by home plate umpire Rob Drake.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
Marte’s three-run homer, the first walk-off of his career, was preceded by home plate umpire Bill Miller calling Susac for catcher’s interference.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Jensen reached third base as Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu threw to home plate on Garcia’s single.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
After Will Smith flew out, Max Muncy worked a full count and took a slider near the outside corner that was called strike three by home plate umpire Rob Drake.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
Marte’s three-run homer, the first walk-off of his career, was preceded by home plate umpire Bill Miller calling Susac for catcher’s interference.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Jensen reached third base as Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu threw to home plate on Garcia’s single.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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