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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The Reds teed off from the start on pitches Randy Vásquez left mostly up and too far inside the strike zone.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The first pitch and the fourth pitch of his ninth-inning at-bat that night were out of the strike zone yet called strikes anyway.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
Home plate umpire Ryan Blakney made the strike-three call, and shortly thereafter, following a brief protest from Butler that included a hand gesture claiming the pitch was nowhere close to the strike zone, an ejection call.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
Many spectators argued Yamamoto's pitch landed well within the strike zone.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The first pitch and the fourth pitch of his ninth-inning at-bat that night were out of the strike zone yet called strikes anyway.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
Home plate umpire Ryan Blakney made the strike-three call, and shortly thereafter, following a brief protest from Butler that included a hand gesture claiming the pitch was nowhere close to the strike zone, an ejection call.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
Many spectators argued Yamamoto's pitch landed well within the strike zone.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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