How to Use at the plate in a Sentence

at the plate

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  • There’s no Steven Kwan, thanks to a rough season at the plate.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Valdez has made adjustments to his training routine and approach at the plate in the past three years.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Both at the plate and in the field, Rushing was there for the better on Monday night.
    — Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • Things took another turn one inning later, when the veteran first baseman was called out for not checking his swing at the plate.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Machado, on the other hand, remained in the game after fouling a ball off his toe in the third inning and collapsing in pain at the plate.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Since Rafaela debuted, Cora had tried to convince him to quiet his movements at the plate.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • With Corbin Carroll at the plate, Perdomo took off for second base while Buehler was on the mound.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
  • Instead, the experiment has come to an abrupt end after a brutal stretch at the plate that led to his release from the organization.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Gonzalez scored on the infield hit, but Vargas was thrown out at the plate when the ball bounced Shane Baz’s way and the pitcher tossed it to home in time.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
  • But Morel’s declining performance at the plate played a central role in the Marlins’ decision to release him.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • With runners on first and third, Adrián González lifted a fly ball to left fielder Michael Brantley, who threw out Dee Gordon at the plate.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Bregman has been a consistent presence at the plate for the Red Sox as well as the Houston Astros in his career, so the slump is fairly surprising.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Nick Loftin recovered the ball and tried to get Bichette at the plate, but his throw was late and slid past Carter Jensen, permitting Benge to finish his cycle of the bases.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • The 25-year-old firebrand made a critical tag at the plate to prevent the go-ahead run from scoring in the ninth inning and found himself in the middle of an incident where the benches briefly cleared in the 10th.
    — Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • For much of last year, that meant continuous speculation around third baseman Max Muncy, who was mired in numerous injury setbacks and struggles at the plate before turning his performance around.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Ohtani finished Wednesday’s game — which, until Tuesday afternoon, he had been slated to start as a pitcher until the Dodgers moved his next start back to Friday — 0-for-5 at the plate with two strikeouts at the leadoff spot.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Arroyo advanced to second on a wild pitch with Elly De La Cruz at the plate, but Bradish struck out the Reds’ leadoff man to bring up the rookie Stewart, who was named to the All-Star team Saturday.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • And that has included some noteworthy moves for former World Series champion outfielder Chas McCormick, who joined the Cubs in the offseason only to be released amid a strong showing at the plate and now brought back just shortly afterward.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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