How to Use called strike in a Sentence

called strike

noun

• In baseball, balls are called strikes.
  — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
• Pitchers can’t count on those balls just off the plate to be called strikes.
  — Kevin Sherrington mar. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
• The pitch was over the plate and initially called strike three.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2021
• What turned out to be ball four was initially called strike three.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• The second and eighth pitches of the at-bat were called strikes.
  — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
• See all those missing balls middle-up that were called strikes in the past?
  — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
• In the seventh inning, a pitch that should have been ball four was called strike one.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
• Eleven of the 30 two-seamers Keuchel tossed were called strikes.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 16 June 2018
• His mid-70s curve also picked up both swinging and called strikes.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2019
• Both booed the umpire for close pitches not called strikes for the Chihuahuas.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2019
• Fifty of them produced nine swings and misses and 10 others were called strikes.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 27 May 2018
• That called strike three to Freeman seven seasons ago looked high, Matzek was told.
  — Ray Glier, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
• Bieber’s slider spun off the outside corner for a total of 13 whiffs and called strikes.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• Includes only pitches that follow a take (called strike or called ball) and that are thrown to the same batter.
  — Francesca Paris, New York Times, 24 May 2023
• By contrast, only 32 pitches out of the zone were called strikes against Trout.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
• Just 20 of his 57 four-seamers were either swinging or called strikes.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
• Rondon received just six called strikes, but a five-pitch free pass to Justin Upton was his lone walk.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 17 July 2019
• The one called strike came in the fifth inning, against McCarty, a six-pitch at-bat for Trout.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• His curveball, which has generated nine total called strikes or whiffs, has drawn rave reviews from the big leaguers in camp.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
• And that precision resulted in 20 called strikes.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
• After the revolution, unions called strikes and demanded more jobs.
  — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
• Also, at least one of the pitches Richard put squarely at the bottom of the zone and should have been called strike three was instead called ball four.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2018
• Curveballs at players’ armpits, breaking 12-to-6 and touching some piece of the back end of the zone, were also called strikes.
  — Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
• Pitches that appeared to be either at the bottom of the zone or slightly below were consistently called strikes.
  — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 15 Apr. 2018
• That said, there were still 15,000+ strikes that were called balls and 11,000+ balls that were called strikes.
  — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
• In the bottom of the sixth after a suspect called strike 3, Sos began the rally with a sharp single to center.
  — Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
• Díaz had already tossed his bat aside and was headed toward first base when plate umpire Vic Carapazza called strike three.
  — Mark Didtler, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022
• Twenty of Morton's pitches were called strikes and another 14 were swung upon and missed.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
• During his second at bat to lead off the bottom of the third, Abreu took a 3-2 sinker that was up and in but initially called strike three.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
• Most umpires do not call strikes as high as the rules specify, which Rosso defined as the midpoint between the chest and the belly button.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2019