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home plate

noun

Baseball.

the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.

home plate

noun

baseball a flat often five-sided piece of hard rubber or other material that serves to define the area over which the pitcher must throw the ball for a strike and that a base runner must safely reach on his way from third base to score a run Also calledplatehomehome base

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Word History and Origins

Origin of home plate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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During the Dodgers’ batting practice Saturday afternoon, the Palisades’ varsity and junior varsity teams were invited down to field level, where they watched the Dodgers in awe from behind home plate.

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A ground ball resulted in an error, allowing the tying and winning runs to cross home plate.

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On Thursday and Friday night at Dodger Stadium, a common refrain echoed from the home plate escalators as the crowd was filing out.

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Imagine the reaction of the 10,507 fans who packed the lower-bowl seats behind home plate and the two foul lines at the Tokyo Dome.

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Dozens of teammates, coaches and club executives — including president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Brandon Gomes — crowded behind a screen just beyond home plate.

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