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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At least before then, a pitcher had to lob four pitches outside the strike zone to complete the task.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
After a leadoff single by Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho took a 3-and-0 pitch from Glasnow clearly above the strike zone and started to head to first base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
That pushed his pitch count up to 29 pitches in the first inning — his most in any inning during this dominant postseason run, while landing just five of his 16 fastballs that inning in the strike zone.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Ortiz spiked a slider into the ground far away from the strike zone.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
After a leadoff single by Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho took a 3-and-0 pitch from Glasnow clearly above the strike zone and started to head to first base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
That pushed his pitch count up to 29 pitches in the first inning — his most in any inning during this dominant postseason run, while landing just five of his 16 fastballs that inning in the strike zone.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Ortiz spiked a slider into the ground far away from the strike zone.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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