called strike
noun
: a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that passes through the strike zone
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He’s had 15 of 20 shadow zone pitches called strikes against him this season (75%), the second-highest mark in the majors.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Marsh had 63 balls called strikes in 2024 — so about one every seven plate appearances.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Marsh and the robots Only a handful of hitters last season had more pitches out of the strike zone (as defined by MLB’s Statcast) called strikes than Brandon Marsh did.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Curveballs at players’ armpits, breaking 12-to-6 and touching some piece of the back end of the zone, were also called strikes.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Marsh had 63 balls called strikes in 2024 — so about one every seven plate appearances.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Marsh and the robots Only a handful of hitters last season had more pitches out of the strike zone (as defined by MLB’s Statcast) called strikes than Brandon Marsh did.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Curveballs at players’ armpits, breaking 12-to-6 and touching some piece of the back end of the zone, were also called strikes.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Called strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/called%20strike. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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