strike zone

Example Sentences

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It did not go smoothly, with Sasaki struggling to find the strike zone and getting hit hard by the Arizona Diamondbacks when he did.

From Los Angeles Times

He then attacked the strike zone with back-to-back fastballs, both of which Rojas fouled away, into the stands.

From Los Angeles Times

Hemsworth moves well, but he feels tight playing a stoic — this kind of role is not in his strike zone as a performer and he doesn’t connect.

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