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Center fielder Blake Perkins, a Gold Glove finalist in 2024, threw out Starling Marte at the plate to end the Brewers’ 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Aug. 8 to extend the Brewers’ winning streak to seven.
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Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Chavez is not the chief architect of the Mets’ approach at the plate.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Jung, who has struggled at the plate this season, has more value at third base with his gold-caliber-glove.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Impressive performance by a future Hall of Famer on the mound, a rocket home run by another future Hall of Famer at the plate and a pair of singles from the sport’s biggest star.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Chavez is not the chief architect of the Mets’ approach at the plate.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Jung, who has struggled at the plate this season, has more value at third base with his gold-caliber-glove.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Impressive performance by a future Hall of Famer on the mound, a rocket home run by another future Hall of Famer at the plate and a pair of singles from the sport’s biggest star.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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