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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Alcántara is generating chase — a swing on a pitch outside the strike zone — just 24 percent of the time, way down from his career average of 32.4 percent.
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
So far this year, more than 58% of his pitches have been in the strike zone, a rate that is easily a personal career high (well up from his previous high mark of 52.4% last year) and ranks 18th among qualified big-league relievers.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The pitch was supposed to be down and away, but ended up in the middle of the strike zone.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
Plus, the Rockies are relatively inefficient at hitting balls within the strike zone.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
So far this year, more than 58% of his pitches have been in the strike zone, a rate that is easily a personal career high (well up from his previous high mark of 52.4% last year) and ranks 18th among qualified big-league relievers.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The pitch was supposed to be down and away, but ended up in the middle of the strike zone.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
Plus, the Rockies are relatively inefficient at hitting balls within the strike zone.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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