the strike zone
noun
baseball
: the area over home plate where the baseball must pass after it is pitched in order to be called a strike
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Players like Juan Soto are known for recognizing the strike zone better than almost anyone.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Using Hawk-Eye technology, 12 cameras measure whether a pitch crosses the strike zone with accuracy of about one-sixth of an inch.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The pitches were narrowly in the strike zone, and Eddings had ruled each a ball.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The Red Sox did have a successful challenge in the bottom of the inning when Garrett Crochet's cutter just got the lower half of the strike zone against Suárez.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Using Hawk-Eye technology, 12 cameras measure whether a pitch crosses the strike zone with accuracy of about one-sixth of an inch.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The pitches were narrowly in the strike zone, and Eddings had ruled each a ball.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The Red Sox did have a successful challenge in the bottom of the inning when Garrett Crochet's cutter just got the lower half of the strike zone against Suárez.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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