strike zone is the volume of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing. The strike zone is...

history of the team and city (originally produced by iNHD in 2005). MLB Strike Zone is a channel launched on April 10, 2012, which allows viewers to see...

Strike zone may refer to: Strike zone, in baseball, the area over home plate through which a pitch must pass in order to count as a strike Strike Zone...

the strike zone and close to the batter. A fastball thrown high in the strike zone. A fastball thrown high in, or above the strike zone. A strike thrown...

Mike Piazza's StrikeZone is a baseball game licensed by Major League Baseball and was released for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Devil's Thumb Entertainment...

"On strike", a term used to refer to the striker in cricket Strike zone, a term used in baseball Strike (1912 film), a lost Australian film Strike (1925...

marked area behind the plate, therefore standardizing the strike zone. A pitch outside the strike zone is a ball. If the batter reaches four balls, the batter...

Strike Zone is a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel by Peter David, published by Pocket Books in March 1989. It was the author's first novel set in...

lower strike zone to induce a batter to not swing at a pitch that they believe will drop out of the strike zone, but in fact travels through the zone causing...

two fielders. The strike zone is very different from baseball as there is a physical strike zone for pitches to hit. The strike zone is 23 inches by 18...

through the strike zone. Any pitch at which the batter swings unsuccessfully or, that in that umpire's judgement passes through the strike zone, is ruled...

bullies, bigots, and hypocrites." In 2018, Avlon described the Beast's "strike zone" as "politics, pop culture, and power". The Daily Beast began publishing...

across the Majors, Frick convinced the owners to agree to having the strike zone widened before the 1963 season. The change led to a significant decrease...

Strike Zones is a concerto for percussion and orchestra by the American composer Joan Tower. The work was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra...

Until 1887, batters could call for either a high or low pitch, and the strike zone was either above or below the waist. In 1885, the rules changed, to allow...

within the zone of complex interaction between several tectonic plates, involving multiple subduction zones and one large zone of strike-slip, all of...

pitch outside the strike zone, provided the batter does not swing and attempts to avoid being hit.) Crucial to determining balls and strikes is the umpire's...

fastball overpowers the batter with velocity, normally zipping through the strike zone before the batter can timely commit to swing. The faster a four-seamer...

A strike in baseball results when a batter swings at and misses a pitch, does not swing at a pitch in the strike zone, or hits a foul ball that is not...

the major leagues), and he swung at only 19.1% of pitches outside the strike zone (the lowest percentage in the majors). Following the season, Votto was...

"bad-ball hitter", Guerrero consistently hit balls thrown well outside the strike zone, a skill evident on August 14, 2009, when he hit a pitch after it bounced...

cyclones. Strike strike zone diagram For any particular location, a hurricane strike occurs if that location passes within the hurricane's strike circle...

stance, which reduced his strike zone without sacrificing much power. Sportswriter Jim Murray described Henderson's strike zone as being "smaller than Hitler's...

League Championship Series—when his generous strike zone helped the Florida Marlins' Liván Hernández strike out 15 Atlanta Braves batters. Throughout his...

(BB/K) is a measure of a hitter's plate discipline and knowledge of the strike zone. Generally, a hitter with a good walk-to-strikeout ratio must exhibit...

is called a strike if any part of the ball passes through the strike zone and a ball when no part of the ball passes through the strike zone. A check swing...

an out occurred. For strike outs: A strike out looking means that a third strike was called because the ball was in the strike zone A strikeout swinging...

its framing in the strike zone and resulting call made by the catcher as a ball or a strike. They have named their system, Strike Zone Plus/Minus. This...

brushback pitch is a pitch–usually a fastball–thrown high and inside the strike zone to intimidate the batter away from the plate on subsequent pitches. It...

as having a wider strike zone.) Often, batters will "take" (not swing at) a 3–0 pitch, since the pitcher has missed the strike zone three straight times...