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

In the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game, Rushing tagged out Jung Hoo Lee at home plate to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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

I returned to first and saw our player who had been on third and who was now halfway to home plate turn sharply and start a panicky race back.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok