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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Trout flailed on a 100-mph slider that tailed just outside the strike zone on a full count.
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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
Narrowing the strike zone led to an increase in walks and only small changes in strikeout rates.
—Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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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
Narrowing the strike zone led to an increase in walks and only small changes in strikeout rates.
—Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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