strike zone
noun
: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike
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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.
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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
Among the issues: In transitioning from the differing strike zones of the individual human umpires, someone needs to decide what the new, uniform strike zone should be.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
Langford is nine months older than Carter, excelled in the highest college league, is off to a nice start at Frisco and has very advanced strike zone discipline.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
The major league strike zone is a three-dimensional prism above the plate that runs from the midpoint between the shoulders and top of the pants to the bottom of the kneecaps.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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
Among the issues: In transitioning from the differing strike zones of the individual human umpires, someone needs to decide what the new, uniform strike zone should be.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
Langford is nine months older than Carter, excelled in the highest college league, is off to a nice start at Frisco and has very advanced strike zone discipline.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
The major league strike zone is a three-dimensional prism above the plate that runs from the midpoint between the shoulders and top of the pants to the bottom of the kneecaps.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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