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strike zone
noun
: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike
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The shape of a major league strike zone apparently isn’t the precise cube seen on television but takes a rounded form that bulges wider in the middle of the zone and tightens at the top and bottom.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
May 1, 2024 MLB is experimenting with an automatic strike zone and a challenge system in the minor leagues.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
Related Articles Moreover, Wood’s strike zone command, a strength in his good years, has been a problem.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The Dodgers struggled early to adapt to the large strike zone of plate umpire Mike Estabrook (who, in fairness, granted some generous calls to Dodgers pitchers as well).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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
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