How many baseballs wide is the home plate?

Answer 1

The starting point for much of the action on the field is home plate, which is a five-sided slab of whitened rubber, 17-inches square with two of the corners removed so that one edge is 17 inches long, two adjacent sides are 8½ inches, and the remaining two sides are 12 inches and set at an angle to make a point.

Answer 2

home plate, which is a five-sided slab of whitened rubber, 17-inches square with two of the corners removed so that one edge is 17 inches long, two adjacent sides are 8½ inches and the remaining two sides are 12 inches and set at an angle to make a point.

Answer 3

Home Plate is 17 inches (43.18 cm) across.

Answer 4

7 baseballs fit across the front of home plate making it 7 baseballs wide.

Answer 5

17 inches
17"

Answer 6

17 inches

Answer 7

17"