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home plate

NOUN
slab marking baseball home
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Báez, now 23, pulverized the very first pitch he saw as a big-leaguer over the center-field fence, a titanic blast that landed 449 feet away from home plate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

All the tickets in Irvine put you right behind home plate, because there are barely 1,000 seats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

A fan sitting behind home plate at the Dodgers-Athletics game Tuesday night really had his head in the game — but not the game he was attending.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

At one point in his career, Lauer said, he struggled to explain the sensation of catching his heel on the mound as he completed his delivery toward home plate.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Malik’s the on-deck batter, and he’s waiting for me at home plate, dancing with his mouthguard dangling out of his mouth.

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




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