split-finger fastball

noun

Definitions

  1. A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index…

    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.

    • His strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball.

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