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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Years ago, Major League Baseball had a crisis in which umpires notoriously had their own versions of the strike zone for batters.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Over the course of the 18-year history of pitch tracking, only five teams have seen their pitching staffs pitch more in the strike zone at home than the Royals have.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Thomson said his message to García was to get back to the basics and control the strike zone better.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
He was regarded as a high-leverage reliever due to his ability to command the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Over the course of the 18-year history of pitch tracking, only five teams have seen their pitching staffs pitch more in the strike zone at home than the Royals have.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Thomson said his message to García was to get back to the basics and control the strike zone better.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
He was regarded as a high-leverage reliever due to his ability to command the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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