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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His knowledge of the strike zone, his patience at the plate, and his ability to follow the ball out of the hand of the pitcher, has resulted in Durbin’s favorable walk rate. —

Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 His list of statistical accomplishments is long, but the way Skubal harnessed his command and became a monster in dominating the strike zone was perhaps his most impressive feat. —

Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024 Yankees starter Luis Gil was struggling to find the strike zone and threw three straight balls for a 3-0 count with nowhere to put Turner. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024 And here’s the silliest one out of the strike zone: See how that works? —

Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the strike zone

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