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The Strike Zone

Strike Zone Graphic by MLB We are amazed that they don't draw the "midpoint" line exactly halfway between the top of shoulders and top of pants. But, hey, it was free.

The strike zone is an imaginary box above home plate, and the umpire judges whether or not a baseball has entered it. His judgment can cause controversy.

The dimensions of the strike zone vary according to the batter's height and stance. The 2004 Official Rules of Major League Baseball defines it as "that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants (of the batter), and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the knee cap."