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 system, made up of multiple high-resolution cameras, analyzes every pitch relative to the home plate umpire's strike zone.
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Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That is different from the rule-book strike zone of a cube whose top is the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants and whose bottom is at the hollow beneath the kneecap.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
But in order for baseball to create its system, MLB had to definitively define its strike zone, which has been a moving, subjective target since the dawn of the game.
—Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Players making the transition to MLB also have to adjust to a different strike zone, style of play and the off-the-field challenges of living in a foreign country.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That is different from the rule-book strike zone of a cube whose top is the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants and whose bottom is at the hollow beneath the kneecap.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
But in order for baseball to create its system, MLB had to definitively define its strike zone, which has been a moving, subjective target since the dawn of the game.
—Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Players making the transition to MLB also have to adjust to a different strike zone, style of play and the off-the-field challenges of living in a foreign country.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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