English Explanatory Dictionary

split-finger fastball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate.

Word forms

split-finger fastball split-finger fastballs split-finger splitter split-fingered fastball

Related words

curveball cut fastball fastball knuckleball screwball sinker slider two-seam fastball
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