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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One umpire will be behind home plate with the other being on the first-base line.
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Cal Phillips
june 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Why isn’t the batter allowed to appeal when the home plate umpire does call it a swinging strike?
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 16 June 2026
After getting into a prolonged argument with home plate umpire Steven Jaschinski during Sunday’s game against the Blue Jays, Yankees utilityman José Caballero pleaded for clarity on Major League Baseball’s pitch clock engagement rule.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Blue Jays manager John Schneider was ejected for arguing with home plate umpire Steven Jaschinski after a balk call against Jeff Hoffman put Chisholm at third base with one out in the eighth.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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Cal Phillips
june 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Why isn’t the batter allowed to appeal when the home plate umpire does call it a swinging strike?
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 16 June 2026
After getting into a prolonged argument with home plate umpire Steven Jaschinski during Sunday’s game against the Blue Jays, Yankees utilityman José Caballero pleaded for clarity on Major League Baseball’s pitch clock engagement rule.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Blue Jays manager John Schneider was ejected for arguing with home plate umpire Steven Jaschinski after a balk call against Jeff Hoffman put Chisholm at third base with one out in the eighth.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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