the foul lines come directly to the point on the back of home plate. that is why a ball off the plate is a fair ball
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Home Lines ended in 1988.
The circle around home plate generally measures 26 feet in diameter. This area is referred to as the home plate area.
The baseball term diamond is in reference to the object you would see if you drew a line from home plate to first base, first base to second base, second base to third base, and third base to home plate. Each of these lines would be the same length (90 feet), therefore, the object would look like a square if you were sitting down the left field or right field lines. But if you were sitting in center field or behind home plate, the object would look like a diamond. A diamond is really a square turned on it's side.
It is 90 feet from the tip of home plate to the front edge of 1B and 3B. The 90-foot distance from 1B or 3B to 2B is measured from the foul line to the center of the 2B bag.
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