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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And then, after Eugenio Suarez squared up a Garrett Whitlock changeup near the middle of the strike zone and sent it to left-center field, the 5-7, 150-pound Sanoja bolted around the bases.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Pitchers will likely be encouraged — if not flat out directed — to leave their decision to challenge up to the catchers sitting directly on top of the strike zone.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Johnson pounded the strike zone, with 50 strikes among his 73 pitches.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Of more significance his improved command of the strike zone.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Pitchers will likely be encouraged — if not flat out directed — to leave their decision to challenge up to the catchers sitting directly on top of the strike zone.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Johnson pounded the strike zone, with 50 strikes among his 73 pitches.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Of more significance his improved command of the strike zone.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 18 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 24 Mar. 2026.
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