Shrinking the zone was occasionally mentioned as a Hail Mary solution while the offense went kaput throughout the 2010s and ...

But I guess, that’s my question: what should be the definition of the zone going forward, provided that we’re going to get more and more automation of ball-and-strike calls?

This year, Major League Baseball tested an automated balls and strikes challenge system ... the timing and how a computer-determined strike zone might affect nuances of the game.

The choice is not only whether to introduce ABS, but also whether to implement a change in the definition of the strike zone.

But now, a month into the season, its impact on balls and strikes has players asking questions about what they believe is a tightened strike zone — and searching for ways to adjust to a new ...

Employing a system of six differential equations derived from Euler's equations for a rotating rigid body, their model creates a plot that shows the best conditions for a strike. "The simulation ...

The secret to scoring the perfect strike in a round of ... They based their simulations on the bowling style of a hypothetical “average” bowler, releasing the ball at 17.9 mph at a 45-degree ...