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Be responsible and hope for something like a Smith impression at the plate, though.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Turner made some key adjustments at the plate for this season to focus on creating havoc on the basepaths rather than hitting just for power.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
McCray redeemed himself after being thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth by unfurling an outfield assist in extra innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, a mark of just how scared pitchers have been of Judge during his decade at the plate.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Turner made some key adjustments at the plate for this season to focus on creating havoc on the basepaths rather than hitting just for power.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
McCray redeemed himself after being thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth by unfurling an outfield assist in extra innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, a mark of just how scared pitchers have been of Judge during his decade at the plate.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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