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strike zone
noun
: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike
Examples of strike zone in a Sentence
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Related Articles Moreover, Wood’s strike zone command, a strength in his good years, has been a problem.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The Dodgers struggled early to adapt to the large strike zone of plate umpire Mike Estabrook (who, in fairness, granted some generous calls to Dodgers pitchers as well).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
The most significant improvements Adell made have been shortening his swing and improving his strike zone discipline.
—Kyle Glaser, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
The Razorbacks wasted no time responding, as Ole Miss lefty Liam Doyle struggled with the tight strike zone of umpire Kevin Sweeney, which had also impacted Molina.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
His strike zone was erratic and in the first inning was guilty of umpire interference when Padres catcher Luis Campusano elbowed him in the mask while trying to throw out Betts stealing second.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The black barrel of 34-inch, 31.5-ounce piece of wood flew through strike zone.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
Upon registering, an administrative kit is provided to each host including a handbook, strike zone banner, posters, awards and other materials needed to host the event.
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
By all accounts, that two-dimensional shape with those specifications has created a strike zone that is meaningfully smaller than the one used by umpires in Triple A last year and likewise smaller than the zone in the big leagues.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
strike zone
noun
: the area (as from the armpits to the tops of the knees of a batter) over home plate through which a baseball pitch must pass to be called a strike
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