home plate

Example Sentences

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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

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

It was the longest of his three, landing on the Dodger Stadium right-field roof 469 feet from home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

We’re gonna lose right here because I can’t hold home plate with my foot.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

He walked cautiously over to home plate, where the Braves and the Warriors, die two Comanche teams, were waiting, and looked at me.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger