home plate

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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

From 1995 to 2005, the MLB rule book defined strikes as the area over home plate from the midpoint between the shoulders and the top of the pants, down to the bottom of the knees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He policed brushback pitches with ardor and once called a night game for darkness when lighting malfunctions compromised visibility near home plate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

An out at home plate by history-making inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Breathing hard, I slam into it, like it’s home plate.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari