home plate
noun
: a 5-sided rubber slab at one corner of a baseball diamond at which a batter stands when batting and which must be touched by a base runner in order to score
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The runner was tagged out at home plate.
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But on Thursday, in the minutes before the opener, the manager squatted down behind home plate to receive a pitch from Nelson Cruz.
Cruz, who played for the Twins for parts of three seasons between 2019-21, bounced the ball, after which Baldelli embraced his former player.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
That came after a pregame ceremony behind home plate honoring his dad, Jeff, as the first inductee into the Marlins Legends Hall of Fame.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Inside the main entrance, a tunnel into the seating bowl behind home plate was topped with a quote from Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Several scouts lined up behind home plate Monday with their radar guns drawn to watch the senior left-hander pitch.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
That came after a pregame ceremony behind home plate honoring his dad, Jeff, as the first inductee into the Marlins Legends Hall of Fame.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Inside the main entrance, a tunnel into the seating bowl behind home plate was topped with a quote from Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Several scouts lined up behind home plate Monday with their radar guns drawn to watch the senior left-hander pitch.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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