plate umpire

collocation in English

meaningsofplateandumpire

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plate
noun
uk
/pleɪt/us
/pleɪt/
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve ...
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umpire
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʌm.paɪər/us
/ˈʌm.paɪr/
a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions ...
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(Definition ofplateandumpirefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His final game as a homeplateumpireprovided an extraordinary capstone to his career.
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Initially, the homeplateumpiremust determine if a swing was checked or not checked.
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In such a case, the homeplateumpirealways accepts the judgment of the other umpire.
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Baseball etiquette states that the homeplateumpireshould make the final call on tag-up plays.
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He remains the only individual in major league history to both pitch a no-hitter and call one asplateumpire.
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The following year in, he umpired 15 games, again all of them as the homeplateumpire.
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The homeplateumpireis listed first, then the umpires for each base in order, then the left and right field umpires, if any.
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This procedure was introduced because it is commonplace for aplateumpireto be unable to see some swings.
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Behind the catcher stands the homeplateumpire.
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Theplateumpireand base umpire are paid the same amount for each game.
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While the brushback can be an effective part of pitching, the homeplateumpiremay warn or eject a pitcher he feels is intentionally trying to hit a batter.
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