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

Examples of the strike zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The next batter was De La Cruz, and after him, Winn threw five straight pitches outside the strike zone — one was erroneously called a strike — to put on Jazz Chisolm Jr., only to be erased by Patrick Bailey to end the inning. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024

The Yankees were patient, waiting for Luzardo to throw hittable pitches inside the strike zone. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024

They can be worked slowly and kept in the strike zone; crappie may still be sensitive to cold water and not willing to move too far or fast to chase a lure. —Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024

The home run came courtesy of Mookie Betts, who took a changeup below the strike zone and deposited it beyond left field. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024

Hitters tend to swing under it as the baseball glides through the strike zone. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024

Like a pitcher with no feel for the strike zone, Fraction fired the ball all over the place — but with a purpose. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024

While his velocity was down, Lyles utilized his cutter to attack the strike zone. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024

The pitcher no longer has to throw four pitches out of the strike zone to walk the batter like in the past. —USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024