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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Naughton fired a 1-1 pitch well wide of the strike zone and immediately grabbed his left elbow.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Sánchez lunged at it, as the pitch fell out of the strike zone.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Feltner just needs to harness his talent and attack the strike zone.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Wacha was efficient in the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Sánchez lunged at it, as the pitch fell out of the strike zone.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Feltner just needs to harness his talent and attack the strike zone.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Wacha was efficient in the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the strike zone
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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