home plate

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On Tuesday, cameras caught Rushing muttering something after looking back at the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, who was in discomfort after an awkward slide at home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

How much baseball culture revolves around the home plate ump?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

They came up to the first-base side of the wire screen behind home plate and stood there in a silent black-and-white mass, holding bats and balls and gloves in their hands.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok