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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On the first of those, a sinker in the heart of the strike zone, Merrill was momentarily confused as to why no one challenged the ball call.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
With a more athletic stance, Torkelson appeared more adjustable at the plate and drove pitches in multiple quadrants of the strike zone for power.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The interpretation of the strike zone is notoriously subjective and varies with each umpire.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Players were measured at the beginning of spring training (without cleats) to get their measurements for the strike zone.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
With a more athletic stance, Torkelson appeared more adjustable at the plate and drove pitches in multiple quadrants of the strike zone for power.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The interpretation of the strike zone is notoriously subjective and varies with each umpire.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Players were measured at the beginning of spring training (without cleats) to get their measurements for the strike zone.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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