home plate

Example Sentences

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How much baseball culture revolves around the home plate ump?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

I returned to first and saw our player who had been on third and who was now halfway to home plate turn sharply and start a panicky race back.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok