strike zone

American  

noun

Baseball.

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

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Etymology

Origin of strike zone

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The indictment states the alleged scheme started as early as May 2023 with Clase, who purposely threw pitches outside the strike zone so bettors could win proposition bets.

From Los Angeles Times

"To ensure certain pitches were called as balls, Clase threw many of them in the dirt, well outside the strike zone."

From Barron's

The last one wasn’t, but might as well have been, with Ohtani seeing four straight balls well out of the strike zone.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Fundamentally, my pitching style is to throw as much as I can in the strike zone,” Yamamoto said.

From Los Angeles Times

He attacked them with plenty of fastballs in the heart of the strike zone.

From Los Angeles Times