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Crowd the plate

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Translation of "crowd the plate" into Russian

crowd the plate
загораживать тарелку
The batter tends to crowd the plate, making it difficult for the pitcher.
Бьющий склонен загромождать тарелку, затрудняя задачу питчеру.

Definitions

In baseball, 'crowd the plate' means for a batter to stand very close to home plate when batting, often to make it harder for the pitcher to throw inside pitches without risking hitting the batter.