This resulted in Peter being safe at home plate. The fence is usually set at a distance ranging from from home plate. Castillo was tagged out short of home plate. Pierzynski showed his enthusiasm by slapping home plate. There are two batter's boxes, one on each side of home plate. Richie's hand then starts dragging down to a spot right in front of home plate. The line will be 180 feet from home plate. This would have placed it at an estimated from home plate. Jones ended his career hitting over .300 from each side of home plate. A marker has been placed in the building designating the location of home plate. During 2007 "Spirit" spent several months near the base of the Home Plate plateau. "Spirit" explored the semicircular rock formation known as Home Plate. Rows are lettered starting closest to home plate and rise further away. Backstop refers to the distance behind home plate to the backstop screen. The ball went over the center field fence, which was 460 feet from home plate.