strike zone

noun

, Baseball.

1. the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to the shoulders.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strike zone¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

After surprising trade, Lane Thomas is thriving in early opportunities with NationalsBy sending Cavalli to Rochester, the Nationals want him and Romero to work in the strike zone more.

From Washington Post

We got to get him back in the strike zone, obviously, so he’s going to go down and work on some things.

From Washington Post

The rest of Corbin’s start featured the left-hander baffling hitters with a slider he used on 49 of 102 pitches, attacking the strike zone with precision and routinely getting ahead in the count.

From Washington Post

When this timing is off, pitchers may have trouble finding the strike zone, as Giolito once did.

From FiveThirtyEight

Still, with the game in dire need of a facelift, having the ability to map the data of a ball in flight onto the dimensions of each player’s strike zone will keep “robo-umps” in play.

From Ozy

Webber calls the count after Callie watches another pitch barely miss the strike zone.

From The Daily Beast

All told, 45 local commissaries were set up throughout the strike zone.

From Project Gutenberg

Recently some of the troops have been withdrawn from the strike zone, though martial law is still in force.

From Project Gutenberg