at the plate

idiom

baseball
: at home plate
The runner was tagged out at the plate.

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Watch a young baseball player surprised at the plate by his Army dad When Ryan came up to bat, there was a sudden pitching change, and out walked his father onto the mound. Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Soto has been on fire at the plate in this series as well. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 Standing at 6-foot-7 at the plate, Judge hit homers in five consecutive games this September to earn a total of 58 home runs in the regular season. Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024 Against the New York Mets in the six-game NLCS, the two-time AL MVP found his groove at the plate with a slash line of .364/.548/.646 and an OPS of 1.185. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the plate 

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“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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