strike zone
noun
: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike
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But the real-life impact seems to have caught pitchers and catchers in particular off guard, even though the definition of the actual strike zone remains the same.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The automated strike zone will only be used in ballparks equipped with Statcast.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Jumbotrons then display strike zones with Hawk-Eye tracking technology to show whether the pitch was a ball or a strike.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Human umps are still being graded with a buffer zone that gives them wiggle room if a pitch is barely off the rule-book strike zone.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The automated strike zone will only be used in ballparks equipped with Statcast.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Jumbotrons then display strike zones with Hawk-Eye tracking technology to show whether the pitch was a ball or a strike.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Human umps are still being graded with a buffer zone that gives them wiggle room if a pitch is barely off the rule-book strike zone.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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