at the plate

idiom

baseball

: at home plate

The runner was tagged out at the plate.

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The right-handed hitting Trevino also topped Maile’s numbers at the plate: Trevino hit .215/.288/.354 in 234 plate appearances while Maile hit .178/.268/.252 in 154 plate appearances. —

C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 However, his ability at the plate makes his poor defense tolerable. —

Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 However, Goldschmidt made some changes to his mechanics and mental approach at the plate before hitting .271/.319/.480 with nine dingers, 28 RBI and 59 strikeouts over 62 contests in the second half. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025 Writes Thomas Harrigan: Profar not only refined his approach at the plate, recording the lowest chase (21.9%) and whiff (17.0%) rates of his big league tenure, but also did more damage on contact than ever before. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the plate

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