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What Is The Definition Of Outside Corner In Baseball?
1. The outside corner is a term used to describe the outer corners of home plate that is furthest away from the batter. Home plate is the shape of an irregular pentagon, with the two outer sides running parallel to each other and the pointed end facing towards the backstop. When speaking of the outside corner, people are referring to one of the two corner areas located away from the batter.
Example Of How Outside Corner Is Used In Commentary
1. Scherzer gets the batter looking with that backdoor slider that catches the outside corner of the plate for his tenth strikeout of the game.
Sports The Term Is Used
1. Baseball
2. Softball