home plate

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One bright afternoon, Obama took in a baseball game with then-President Raúl Castro, the leaders of longtime enemy nations chatting behind home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

This year, pitchers, catchers and hitters can appeal umpires’ calls at home plate to a machine equipped with technology that can accurately track the ball’s location to within a fraction of an inch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

How much baseball culture revolves around the home plate ump?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It was the longest of his three, landing on the Dodger Stadium right-field roof 469 feet from home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Breathing hard, I slam into it, like it’s home plate.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari