投とう手しゅ板ばん

noun

pitcher's plate; rubber

Baseball term for the plate on the mound that the pitcher must touch when delivering a pitch.

• 投とう手しゅは投とう手しゅ板ばんを踏ふんでから投とう球きゅうしなければならない。

  The pitcher must step on the pitcher's plate before delivering the pitch.