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What is a plate in baseball?

Updated: 9/27/2023
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there are 3 bases and 1 plate (at home), the bases, are how you determine if a runner is safe or out. home plate is designed and shaped so it is used to determine balls and strikes as well as determine where the foul lines start

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The "plate" is a five-sided base where the batter stands while waiting to hit. First, second and third are always called bases.

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