Rule 1.05 states:
"Home base shall be marked by a five-sided slab of whitened rubber. It shall be a 17-inch 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."
Rule 1.07 states:
"The pitcher's plate shall be a rectangular slab of whitened rubber, 24 inches by 6 inches."
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In Major League Baseball, the pitcher's plate, or pitching rubber, is 24 inches long and 6 inches wide.