strike zones

Pitchers' target areas

Strike zones, in baseball, are the areas over home plate through which a pitch must pass to be called a strike if the batter doesn't swing.

The zone extends roughly from the batter's knees to the midpoint of the torso, though umpires interpret it variably.

Figuratively, a strike zone is any target area or range of acceptability: That proposal is right in our strike zone.

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