plateappearance
nounUK /ˈpleɪt əˌpɪərəns/
US /ˈpleɪt əˌpɪrəns/
A plate appearance is one turn for a batter at home plate in baseball.
The rookie had a great plate appearance and hit the ball over the fence.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A statistic counting each time a player comes to bat, including walks and sacrifices.
He finished the season with over six hundred plate appearances.
3. The full sequence of pitches a batter faces before the play ends.
The plate appearance lasted nine pitches before the strikeout.
4. A moment of opportunity to perform or succeed, used figuratively.
The job interview was her plate appearance for the big league.