HOME PLATE Definition & Meaning

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home plate

noun

Baseball.

the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.

home plate

noun

baseball a flat often five-sided piece of hard rubber or other material that serves to define the area over which the pitcher must throw the ball for a strike and that a base runner must safely reach on his way from third base to score a run Also calledplatehomehome base

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of home plate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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On Thursday and Friday night at Dodger Stadium, a common refrain echoed from the home plate escalators as the crowd was filing out.

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Imagine the reaction of the 10,507 fans who packed the lower-bowl seats behind home plate and the two foul lines at the Tokyo Dome.

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Dozens of teammates, coaches and club executives — including president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Brandon Gomes — crowded behind a screen just beyond home plate.

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When it came time for the ceremonial first pitch, Ohtani carried Decoy to the mound, placed a ball on the rubber, walked back to home plate, crouched and called for the pitch.

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Dodgers and Yankees should meet at home plate before the first pitch of Game 1 and jointly burn an Astros flag inside a trash can while they bang it.

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