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

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, though a 2-0 pitch to Taylor Trammell appeared to graze the virtual strike zone, Williams wound up walking his third batter of the inning to force home the go-ahead run. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

Human umpires still call balls and strikes for Major League Baseball games, but a digital strike zone is displayed on screen that shows precisely where the ball actually goes. —Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Luzardo let a horrendous strike zone by a call-up umpire named Willie Traynor affect his emotions. —Matt Gelb, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

The only time Manny Machado came close to reaching base yesterday, home plate umpire Jeremie Rehak’s inconsistent strike zone did not allow it. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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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