at the plate

phrase

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

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But the 25-year-old, after a brief call-up in May, showed flashes of brilliance at the plate and on the field during his 38 games with the Braves before being sent back to Triple-A for the remainder of the season. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 But after the team went down 2-0 in the NLCS to the Milwaukee Brewers, with Ohtani struggling at the plate, a decision had to be made heading into Game 3 at Dodger Stadium. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 In a role reversal, the Dodgers, who scored almost exclusively via the home run in the first round, pulled ahead with a pesky approach at the plate. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Shohei Ohtani is scuffling at the plate, and so far the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar is coming up mostly empty in the postseason. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the plate

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