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 left-hander, who fills the strike zone but lacks elite velocity or strikeout-inducing movement, prefers pitching to contact, hoping the balls his opponents hit find the gloves of his defenders.
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
Having the confidence to live in the strike zone works only if pitchers know what plays well in the zone, and for Washington’s staff, that’s a more limited selection.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
After that, just stayed on attack, get on the strike zone early.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Before that pitch, his only three offerings that topped 94 mph were three heaters outside the strike zone that put Jacob Stallings on base earlier in the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
Having the confidence to live in the strike zone works only if pitchers know what plays well in the zone, and for Washington’s staff, that’s a more limited selection.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
After that, just stayed on attack, get on the strike zone early.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Before that pitch, his only three offerings that topped 94 mph were three heaters outside the strike zone that put Jacob Stallings on base earlier in the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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