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    Why is the home plate in MLB such a weird shape?

    Question #116539. Asked by star_gazer. (Aug 05 10 10:20 PM)


    looney_tunes

    		This site has a mixture of answers which includes the right one. The front is a square, so that the pitcher faces a straight front side, and the sides of the batting zone are defined by planes that are parallel to the line from pitcher to catcher. The point at the back (nearer the catcher) is shaped and positioned so that the sides are at right angels to each other, and (if extended) are in line with the two foul lines.

    http://www.sports1234.com/baseball/2885-1-baseball.html

    Aug 05 10, 11:59 PM

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