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

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

I’m at the end closest to home plate, standing in the middle.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner