strike zone
the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to the shoulders.
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How to use strike zone in a sentence
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.
In a heap of roster moves, the Nationals promote top prospect Cade Cavalli to Class AAA | Jesse Dougherty | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostWe got to get him back in the strike zone, obviously, so he’s going to go down and work on some things.
In a heap of roster moves, the Nationals promote top prospect Cade Cavalli to Class AAA | Jesse Dougherty | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostThe 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.
A team meeting, Patrick Corbin’s strong start and Josh Bell’s blast lift Nats over Phillies | Gene Wang | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostWhen this timing is off, pitchers may have trouble finding the strike zone, as Giolito once did.
Lucas Giolito Changed His Delivery, And Pitchers Around MLB Are Following His Lead | Brian Menéndez | May 13, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightStill, 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.
Webber calls the count after Callie watches another pitch barely miss the strike zone.
50 Shades of Fall TV: New Girl, Scandal, and More Television Fan Fiction | Amy Zimmerman | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAll told, 45 local commissaries were set up throughout the strike zone.
The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons | William Z. FosterRecently some of the troops have been withdrawn from the strike zone, though martial law is still in force.
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