home plate
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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
An out at home plate by history-making inches.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
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
Varsho then crossed home plate after an Ernie Clement sacrifice fly to make it 3-1.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
I’m at the end closest to home plate, standing in the middle.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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