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Home plate - Definition and Overview

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Home plate is the final base in baseball and related games that a player must touch to score. It has five sides and shaped like a square with an equilateral triangle. Unlike the other bases, homeplate is hard, usually a slightly flexible hard plastic with beveled edges that rises only slightly above ground level.

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