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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He was regarded as a high-leverage reliever due to his ability to command the strike zone.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
No one knew the strike zone better.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
If Stafford were a pitcher like his buddy Clayton Kershaw, the strike zone would look like the ocean.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
To ensure certain pitches were called as balls, Clase threw many of them in the dirt, well outside the strike zone, according to investigators.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
No one knew the strike zone better.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
If Stafford were a pitcher like his buddy Clayton Kershaw, the strike zone would look like the ocean.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
To ensure certain pitches were called as balls, Clase threw many of them in the dirt, well outside the strike zone, according to investigators.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025
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 Dec. 2025.
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