home stands

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A home stand is a series of consecutive games played by a sports team at their own stadium or arena, without traveling to face opponents elsewhere.

Teams often use home stands to build momentum with supportive crowds: The Yankees begin a seven-game home stand against division rivals.

The term appears almost exclusively in baseball and basketball.

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