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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Imanaga and right-handers Colin Rea and Javier Assad are known for their command around the strike zone.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
But Ragans shook off the damage and kept pounding the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
That preceded Tim Tawa pulling a 1-0 sinker in the heart of the strike zone down the left-field line for a grand slam that got the Diamondbacks to within a run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Only one of them was in the strike zone.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
But Ragans shook off the damage and kept pounding the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
That preceded Tim Tawa pulling a 1-0 sinker in the heart of the strike zone down the left-field line for a grand slam that got the Diamondbacks to within a run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Only one of them was in the strike zone.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“The strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strike%20zone. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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