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called strike
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌkɔːld ˈstraɪk/ us /ˌkɑːld ˈstraɪk/
in baseball, an occasion when the batter does not try to hit the ball but an umpire (= an official responsible for making sure rules are followed) decides that the ball was inside the hitting area:
The first pitch was a called strike.
Our batters took a lot of called strikes today.
The pitcher got two called strikes on a fastball and a curveball.
The pitch was a called strike on the outside corner.
He got Clarke to look at three straight called strikes.
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