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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Several Mets pitchers, including Manaea and Devin Williams, are working on cutters to give their arsenals another distinct pitch to land in the strike zone.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Caglianone worked on his pitch selection and focused on staying balanced in the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Sheets fouled off a slider that broke just below the knees before belting a 98 mph fastball Burns left in the heart of the strike zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
They’re taught from an early age to avoid the beefy part of the strike zone.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 9, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Caglianone worked on his pitch selection and focused on staying balanced in the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Sheets fouled off a slider that broke just below the knees before belting a 98 mph fastball Burns left in the heart of the strike zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
They’re taught from an early age to avoid the beefy part of the strike zone.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 9, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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