strike three
Final missed swing
Strike three is the third strike in baseball, which retires the batter.
The phrase has become a metaphor for a final failure or last chance squandered: Strike three, you're out.
In "three strikes" criminal sentencing laws, a third felony conviction triggers severe mandatory penalties.
The phrase signals finality—no more opportunities remain.
- strikeoutBatter retired on pitches
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- at batHitter's turn
- umpireSports match official
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
you're out · ring him up · home plate · out · swing · miss · called · looking · whiff · pitcher · fastball · curveball · foul · count · inning · dugout · catcher · mound
- pitch countsfull count, pitcher's count, no balls
- battingbatting, batter, batsman, bat speed, batting average
strike threehome run
Full-circuit scoring hit
base hit · walk · grand slam · single · hit by pitch
strike threehome run
Full-circuit scoring hit
grand slam · second chance · redemption · comeback · success
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