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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Except this might have been a decent time to try something in the strike zone.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Dotting the strike zone with fastballs in the upper 90s, making batters look foolish with a sharp slider and mixing in a darting changeup, Snell struck out 12, racked up 22 swings and misses, and didn’t allow a hit after Emmanuel Rivera’s soft single in the second inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Bender succeeded on the mound largely through his command of the strike zone, his large and varied repertoire of pitches, and his ability to read and exploit batters’ weaknesses.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 22 July 2024
Ozuna took a knee-high sinker for strike three, and Olson lined the ninth pitch of his at-bat — a changeup below the strike zone — right to Mark Canha, who stepped on first for an unassisted double play.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Dotting the strike zone with fastballs in the upper 90s, making batters look foolish with a sharp slider and mixing in a darting changeup, Snell struck out 12, racked up 22 swings and misses, and didn’t allow a hit after Emmanuel Rivera’s soft single in the second inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Bender succeeded on the mound largely through his command of the strike zone, his large and varied repertoire of pitches, and his ability to read and exploit batters’ weaknesses.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 22 July 2024
Ozuna took a knee-high sinker for strike three, and Olson lined the ninth pitch of his at-bat — a changeup below the strike zone — right to Mark Canha, who stepped on first for an unassisted double play.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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