strike zone

noun

: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike

Examples of strike zone in a Sentence

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Human umps are still being graded with a buffer zone that gives them wiggle room if a pitch is barely off the rule-book strike zone. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 How has the computer strike zone changed over time? MLB has changed the shape of the ABS strike zone several times. Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025 Boyle was reared on Big Eight hoops with Big Eight bushido, but that conference, and that strike zone, feel like quaint throwbacks now. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025 Since every player has a unique height, each has a unique strike zone. Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strike zone

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strike zone was in 1911

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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

strike zone

noun
: the area (as from the armpits to the tops of the knees of a batter) over home plate through which a baseball pitch must pass to be called a strike

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