Definition of home plate
: 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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Examples of home plate in a Sentence
The runner was tagged out at home plate.
Recent Examples of home plate from the Web
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Illig is an avid Royals fan, with season tickets behind home plate.
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His broadcast booth at Rawhide Ballpark was an open-air concrete bunker in the stands behind home plate.
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Not to be outdone, Hale ended the next inning with a sliding catch of a pop foul behind home plate up against the wall that could have also made ESPN’s highlight reel.
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The trio called last weekend's Cubs-Giants game from Wrigley Field's right field bleachers and will call next Sunday's Mets-Yankees game from seats behind home plate at Citi Field.
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That sixth inning was a rare example of seizing an opportunity, as Wil Myers preceded Villanueva’s seventh homer of the season by reaching on a third-strike wild pitch that bounced to the wall behind home plate.
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Currently, the safety netting offers protection to fans sitting behind home plate.
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According to the Gainesville Sun, Singer went out to start the third inning and was told by home plate umpire Billy Haze to wait because of a television commercial break.
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The home plate umpire certainly made matters easier for Texas.
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First Known Use of home plate
1869
HOME PLATE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of home plate for English Language Learners
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baseball : the base that a runner must touch in order to score
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Definition of home plate for Students
: the base that a baseball runner must touch to score
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