Does anyone know the strike zone dimensions for the major league and the little leagues? I'm trying to make a little homemade strike zone for practicing.
2006-10-22 18:30:49 · 6 answers · asked by crazy8tiger 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The Rule book states the strike zone extends from the bottom of your armpits to the top of the knees. that being said it rarely gets called that way.In College and the Major Leagues anything above the belt is a ball. As for Little League the zone is much bigger, closer to what the rule-book says.( it goes without stating the width of the plate).Side note:Its where the ball crosses the plate NOT where the catcher catches it.This is the biggest controversary in the game today.The catcher can catch the ball 2 inches outside but the ball could have crossed the plate
2006-10-23 03:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are no set "dimensions". Its mostly about guidelines and what the home plate umpire is calling that day. I pitched for 16 yrs (through college as well) and the striike zone was f/m the bellybutton down to 2 inches below the knees and then go 2 inches outside of the black on each side and that is a typical strike zone...
2006-10-22 19:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by wcbaseball4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a actually strike zone, in the MLB though it is cut down to pretty much what ever the umpire wants to call, generally the knees to around the belt, maybe some torso, depending on the umpire. In little league they tend to call a bigger strike zone (the official strike zone) from the knees to the armpits. the reality though is that the strike zone is one of the true mysteries in the world, no one has actually seen it and it varies from umpires...
to answer your question though , draw a rectangle measuring across the plate and starting around the average height of the knees of the age group you are going to be throwing against and top off the rectangle a round the belt or a little higher of the average height, you should be pitching down in the strike zone anyways.
2006-10-22 21:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by thoor_ballylee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The strike zone is anywhere that the umps decide that it should be.
2006-10-23 05:11:14 · answer #4 · answered by jack jr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between the shoulders and the knees in relation to where home plate is
2006-10-22 18:31:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-22 23:51:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋