home plate

Example Sentences

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“You don’t want this heat,” one fan yelled from behind home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Rojas tripped getting out of the batter’s box in the second inning, slid hard into home plate in the fifth inning, and was hit as he took a throw at second in the sixth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

How much baseball culture revolves around the home plate ump?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He policed brushback pitches with ardor and once called a night game for darkness when lighting malfunctions compromised visibility near home plate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

I saw Davey Cantor kick nervously at the wire screen behind home plate, then put his hands into the pockets of his dungarees.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok