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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This takes place over 40 years, which is right in the strike zone of Oscars ever since, but the makeup hadn’t quite made the leap yet. Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 Trout flailed on a 100-mph slider that tailed just outside the strike zone on a full count. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025 The bulk of his problem is a 37.3% rate of swings at pitches outside the strike zone. Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 There has been talk that the ABS is actually helping hitters and umpires better define the strike zone. John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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