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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Milwaukee wasn’t overly aggressive, as hitters waited patiently for Avila to find the strike zone.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Freddy Fermin led off the second inning by walking on five pitches before Ty France crushed a fastball in the center of the strike zone to nearly the top of the Green Monster.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Reynard confirmed Rzenno knows the strike zone well from having caught so many pitches.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
About 13 seconds later, the scoreboard graphic from the Automated Ball-Strike System showed the ball clipped the strike zone.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Freddy Fermin led off the second inning by walking on five pitches before Ty France crushed a fastball in the center of the strike zone to nearly the top of the Green Monster.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Reynard confirmed Rzenno knows the strike zone well from having caught so many pitches.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
About 13 seconds later, the scoreboard graphic from the Automated Ball-Strike System showed the ball clipped the strike zone.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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