at the plate

idiom

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

Examples of at the plate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Boswell had a one-ball, two-strike count on him at the plate when Lubbock-Cooper starter Jake Qualia uncorked a wild pitch to score Lee to give the Mustangs a 2-0 lead. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024 But freshman Marissa McCann — MU’s third pitcher of the afternoon — got the final out to give MU one more turn at the plate. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 May 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 1 Jun. 2024.

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