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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On the eighth pitch of the at-bat, Sanchez threw a changeup at the bottom of the strike zone.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
That is the kind of pitch Wandy Peralta threw to Ian Happ with two outs in the top of the eighth inning – a 95 mph fastball in the heart of the strike zone that Happ lined to the wall in left field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers, like all teams, do swing at pitches outside the strike zone, just not as much as the Rockies.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Amador knows the strike zone, and isn’t shy about taking his share of walks.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
That is the kind of pitch Wandy Peralta threw to Ian Happ with two outs in the top of the eighth inning – a 95 mph fastball in the heart of the strike zone that Happ lined to the wall in left field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers, like all teams, do swing at pitches outside the strike zone, just not as much as the Rockies.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Amador knows the strike zone, and isn’t shy about taking his share of walks.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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