at the plate

idiom

baseball
: at home plate
The runner was tagged out at the plate.

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Milwaukee specialized in putting runs on the board in the regular season, advancing several baserunners through patient approaches at the plate, while also focusing on making contact. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 And the Brewers’ reward for their mastery over Ohtani at the plate through the first three games? Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025 In the third inning, Scherzer recorded his first pickoff in more than nine years, catching Leo Rivas off first base with Raleigh, the Mariners’ 63-homer man, at the plate. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Ohtani, though, doesn’t believe pitching has anything to do with his extended slump at the plate. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the plate

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“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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