English Explanatory Dictionary

eephus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An off-speed pitch with unusually low velocity, intended to catch the hitter off guard.

Word forms

eephus eephus pitch ephus

Etymology

The naming of the pitch is generally credited to Maurice Van Robays in 1942, who said "it's a nothin' pitch, and eephus ain't nothing'". However, it is not clear what the source for the name is; possibly Hebrew אפס (“nothing, zero”).

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