home plate
noun
: a 5-sided rubber slab at one corner of a baseball diamond at which a batter stands when batting and which must be touched by a base runner in order to score
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The runner was tagged out at home plate.
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All chainlink fencing will be removed from the entire field and replaced with new chainlink fencing, and there also will be a backstop netting system installed behind home plate, said Don Scheltens, executive director of the Clarendon Hills Park District.
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Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The role used to involve the player making pitching changes or toting the lineup card to home plate before first pitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Shown alongside a painting of a baseball home plate.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2026
When Petco Park was being built, the Whites were among the founding subscriber group who purchased prime seats behind home plate.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
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Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The role used to involve the player making pitching changes or toting the lineup card to home plate before first pitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Shown alongside a painting of a baseball home plate.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2026
When Petco Park was being built, the Whites were among the founding subscriber group who purchased prime seats behind home plate.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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