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 combination of the Angels’ strong at-bats against Skubal and the shaky strike zone left the Angels with a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
While his strike zone is large, Judge has the ability to hit the pitch wherever it is thrown.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The shape of a major league strike zone as called by umpires isn’t the precise cube seen on television but takes a rounded form that bulges wider in the middle of the zone and tightens at the top and bottom.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Gotta wonder what this game would have been like had Bailey been catching for the giants - likely would have framed even more strikes in the weird and inconsistent strike zone, not to mention making that play from the great throw from rigiht field.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
While his strike zone is large, Judge has the ability to hit the pitch wherever it is thrown.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The shape of a major league strike zone as called by umpires isn’t the precise cube seen on television but takes a rounded form that bulges wider in the middle of the zone and tightens at the top and bottom.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Gotta wonder what this game would have been like had Bailey been catching for the giants - likely would have framed even more strikes in the weird and inconsistent strike zone, not to mention making that play from the great throw from rigiht field.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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