at the plate

idiom

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

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Last season saw the 27-year-old continue his steady production at the plate, lowering his already impressive strikeout rate to a minuscule 10.3 percent. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 But through two seasons, Volpe has had two wildly different approaches at the plate. Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Scouts say hitting the ball to all fields with authority along with patience at the plate are his prime assets. Chuck Murr, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Wheat was just relentless at the plate, hitting over .300 every year with mid-range power. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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