How to Use home plate in a Sentence

home plate

noun

• The runner was tagged out at home plate.
• The benches and bullpens cleared, and the teams pushed and shoved near home plate.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 27 Apr. 2022
• Pinder caught the ball with his back to home plate and knees stuck in the ground.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2021
• The plaque was placed on the fence behind home plate last week.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 May 2021
• Note this is just the bases, as home plate remains the same size.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2021
• Wade’s sixth home run of the year landed in the drink 412 feet from home plate.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
• In 2019, Schrock bent both of his knees and crouched to the same height as the home plate umpire.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2021
• Jonathan Schoop, the game-winning run, touched home plate and tossed his arms in the air.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022
• The pitch was low and outside to Zach Neto and bounced in front of home plate.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
• He was tossed from the game by Wolcott, the home plate umpire.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2021
• Despite the hit, Phillips, a freshman, got up and stepped on home plate.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
• The fish tanks were on either side of home plate, near the on-deck circles.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
• After he was knocked down by the pitcher, the baserunner got up and jogged to touch the home plate.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022
• Screech was located just in front of the home plate to receive the pitch.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 6 June 2023
• There was one problem with De La Cruz’s throw to home plate.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 20 July 2023
• Arte should be carving statues of those two for the home plate plaza.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
• Brady Ebel reached base when a pop fly in front of home plate dropped for a single.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
• Melvin emerged from the dugout to talk with home plate umpire Greg Gibson, the crew chief.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2021
• Then Arozarena tripped and fell 45 feet from home plate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2020
• Blake Snell ran around the infield with a plastic goose and dropped it near home plate.
  — Bernie Wilson, ajc, 16 Oct. 2022
• Maile was standing with his left foot on the far right corner of home plate.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 20 July 2023
• There was no throw to be made, so Hill turned on his speed and crossed home plate with a head-first slide.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2021
• When the Giants opened the season, Buster Posey was back behind home plate, in the squat.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2021
• The ball caromed off the backstop and back between the home plate umpire’s legs.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 16 Aug. 2022
• Then home plate umpire Edwin Jimenez waved his hands in the air.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
• But home plate umpire David Rackley did not give him the call.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 24 May 2022
• But home plate umpire Mark Carlson called the pitch ball four.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• Kansas City's Frank White then lofted a foul pop fly to the first base side of home plate.
  — CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
• On a 2-and-2 count, Chavez threw a strike that home plate umpire Brian O’Nora called a ball.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
• Some of the most expensive tickets in the stadiums are down behind home plate.
  — Nbc New York, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025