called strike
noun
: a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that passes through the strike zone
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Pitches barely on, or in many cases slightly off, the outside part of the plate that were frequently called strikes aren’t anymore.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Yesterday was his 200th career strikeout, and all the others involved at least one called strike or foul ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Thirty of the 90 sliders and four-seamers deGrom threw were either swung through or called strikes.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 May 2025
According to the strike zone box on MLB.com, the pitch Johnson called strike two against Tatis in the eighth inning nicked the bottom of the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Yesterday was his 200th career strikeout, and all the others involved at least one called strike or foul ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Thirty of the 90 sliders and four-seamers deGrom threw were either swung through or called strikes.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 May 2025
According to the strike zone box on MLB.com, the pitch Johnson called strike two against Tatis in the eighth inning nicked the bottom of the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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“Called strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/called%20strike. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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