home plate
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“There were umpires in the Valley who trembled at the thought of being behind home plate with McDowell on the mound,” I wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Báez, now 23, pulverized the very first pitch he saw as a big-leaguer over the center-field fence, a titanic blast that landed 449 feet away from home plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
During the Dodgers-A’s game in Sacramento, a fan in a Mexico jersey erupted in a thunderous “GOOOAL!” behind home plate after El Tri scored during a World Cup match thousands of miles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
A fan sitting behind home plate at the Dodgers-Athletics game Tuesday night really had his head in the game — but not the game he was attending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He guessed it was twice the distance from home plate to the center field wall.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
