plate appearance

Noun

(baseball) A batter's completed turn in the batter's box. It usually results in an at-bat or walk, but may also result in a hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice hit, or catcher's interference. If the third out of an inning is recorded prior to completion of the batter's turn, no plate appearance is credited to the batter, and he will lead off his team's next turn at bat.

Japanese Meaning

打席：野球において、バッターが打席に立ち、一連の行動（通常は打撃やフォアボール、ヒット・バイ・ピッチ、犠牲フライ、犠牲バント、捕手の妨害など）を完了する回数。ただし、イニングの三アウトが記録される前に打席が終了した場合はカウントされない。