the strike zone
noun
baseball
: the area over home plate where the baseball must pass after it is pitched in order to be called a strike
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So did catchers who could frame pitches on the borders of the strike zone, potentially changing a free trip to first base into a strikeout.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Though the more aggressive swings led to more strikeouts, Lux still rated in the 85th percentile in chase rate, swinging at just 23.1 percent of pitches outside of the strike zone.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Conforto still stays disciplined in the strike zone and draws a fair amount of walks.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
In 2025, Anthony Gose will continue to try to find the strike zone and success that has been so elusive.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Though the more aggressive swings led to more strikeouts, Lux still rated in the 85th percentile in chase rate, swinging at just 23.1 percent of pitches outside of the strike zone.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Conforto still stays disciplined in the strike zone and draws a fair amount of walks.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
In 2025, Anthony Gose will continue to try to find the strike zone and success that has been so elusive.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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