home plate

Example Sentences

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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

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

In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7, playing second base with the infield in, Rojas cleanly fielded a grounder and threw out Isiah Kiner-Falefa by inches at home plate to save the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

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