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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Shown alongside a painting of a baseball home plate.
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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
Bichette sustained a right knee sprain while sliding into home plate at Yankee Stadium in early September.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
At Kauffman, the left- and right-field walls will be moved in by 9 to 10 feet, starting close to the foul poles and tapering toward the center field wall, which will remain 410 feet from home plate.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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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
Bichette sustained a right knee sprain while sliding into home plate at Yankee Stadium in early September.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
At Kauffman, the left- and right-field walls will be moved in by 9 to 10 feet, starting close to the foul poles and tapering toward the center field wall, which will remain 410 feet from home plate.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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