home plate

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In the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game, Rushing tagged out Jung Hoo Lee at home plate to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

After Bravo’s arms go up over his head in his windup, he also does a brief hesitation breathing in and out before throwing the ball toward home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

This year, pitchers, catchers and hitters can appeal umpires’ calls at home plate to a machine equipped with technology that can accurately track the ball’s location to within a fraction of an inch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

We threw the ball around a few more minutes, and then I went up to home plate for some batting practice.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok