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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With Samuel Basallo and Adley Rustschman as options there or behind home plate, Ryan Mountcastle could find himself on the way out if the Orioles decide to move on from their former top pick to balance out the roster.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Lost in the discussion about whether Matt Holliday touched home plate were the circumstances that led to the moment.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
O’Hoppe’s face is plastered on the billboards outside Angel Stadium’s home plate gate.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers second baseman initially ran past home plate before returning to touch it.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Lost in the discussion about whether Matt Holliday touched home plate were the circumstances that led to the moment.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
O’Hoppe’s face is plastered on the billboards outside Angel Stadium’s home plate gate.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers second baseman initially ran past home plate before returning to touch it.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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