strike zone
noun
: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike
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Gotta wonder what this game would have been like had Bailey been catching for the giants - likely would have framed even more strikes in the weird and inconsistent strike zone, not to mention making that play from the great throw from rigiht field.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Scientific American Other states that would be less affected include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas and Illinois, though these areas are all closer to the hypothetical strike zones.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The Rays saw just seven pitches in the sixth, one Caballero completed by watching an 0-2 curveball land inside his strike zone.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Even with a tight strike zone from plate umpire Adam Beck on Friday, Yamamoto blamed his poor execution as the primary factor.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Scientific American Other states that would be less affected include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas and Illinois, though these areas are all closer to the hypothetical strike zones.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The Rays saw just seven pitches in the sixth, one Caballero completed by watching an 0-2 curveball land inside his strike zone.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Even with a tight strike zone from plate umpire Adam Beck on Friday, Yamamoto blamed his poor execution as the primary factor.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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