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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But, on the kind of day the Dodgers (29-16) typically have taxed their undermanned relief corps, the right-hander navigated six innings, filling up the bottom of the strike zone with low-90s fastballs, late-biting changeups and swing-and-miss cutters in a solid, bullpen-saving start. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024

Much of her work is painting the lower half of the strike zone. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024

The 20-year-old lefty hitter commands the strike zone well, too, with 11 walks and 13 strikeouts. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024

Conversely, the Giants are chasing 30.2% of the time they get pitched outside the strike zone, smack dab in the middle of the league. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024

The slider helped keep the Rangers’ left-handed hitters off-balance, but his fastball, sinker and changeup were also executed in the strike zone. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024

The pitch was below the strike zone, crossing the plate just 17.4 inches above the ground. —Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024

Drop them back and into the strike zone under the bridge. —Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024

The next batter was De La Cruz, and after him, Winn threw five straight pitches outside the strike zone — one was erroneously called a strike — to put on Jazz Chisolm Jr., only to be erased by Patrick Bailey to end the inning. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024