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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Merrill’s first home run was on a 98 mph 1-0 fastball in the heart of the strike zone.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Nuñez threw only 9 2/3 innings in the big leagues this season, struggling to find the strike zone in many of them.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
His changeup darted throughout the strike zone, registering 11 swings and eight whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
—Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
Rodon threw three sliders to Nimmo, who clobbered the one that caught most of the plate after two others dotted the edges of the strike zone.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Nuñez threw only 9 2/3 innings in the big leagues this season, struggling to find the strike zone in many of them.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
His changeup darted throughout the strike zone, registering 11 swings and eight whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
—Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
Rodon threw three sliders to Nimmo, who clobbered the one that caught most of the plate after two others dotted the edges of the strike zone.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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