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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Wednesday included the opposite, with too many deliveries catching meaty parts of the strike zone.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Close calls are rebroadcast, and the strike zone is superimposed on the screen, allowing fans to second-guess every ball and strike.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
At least five of the pitches in the walk to Jones and preceding the Vierling homer appeared to catch the edge of the strike zone, but they were called balls.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
Tatis drew the final walk by taking a 3-1 pitch that nicked the strike zone but was called a ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Close calls are rebroadcast, and the strike zone is superimposed on the screen, allowing fans to second-guess every ball and strike.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
At least five of the pitches in the walk to Jones and preceding the Vierling homer appeared to catch the edge of the strike zone, but they were called balls.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
Tatis drew the final walk by taking a 3-1 pitch that nicked the strike zone but was called a ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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