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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After a quick mound visit, Spence left a 94 mph cutter atop the strike zone against Nationals first baseman Luis Garcia Jr.
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Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Rookie Denzer Guzman came through by fighting off a 1-and-2 fastball at the top of the strike zone and dumping it into center field.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 June 2026
A lot of the blame can go toward his split-finger, which is living in the middle or top of the strike zone too often.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Game situations dictate the strike zone.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
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Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Rookie Denzer Guzman came through by fighting off a 1-and-2 fastball at the top of the strike zone and dumping it into center field.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 June 2026
A lot of the blame can go toward his split-finger, which is living in the middle or top of the strike zone too often.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Game situations dictate the strike zone.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
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 16 Jun. 2026.
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