strike zone

noun

: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike

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There could be a fun way to be like, ‘Hey, this is the umpire’s strike zone today. — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025 Major League Baseball’s dimensions for the ABS strike zone feature a width of 17 inches — the width of home plate. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025 His strike zone numbers are fiery red, and his power metrics are deep blue. — Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 The tool is currently being tested for use in MLB strike zone reviews. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strike zone

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of strike zone was in 1911

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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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