cut fastball

noun

cut fastball

noun
1

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A pitch thrown with an offset grip and a moderate amount of added pressure by middle finger yielding a combination of backspin and some sidespin, resulting in motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher with velocity only slightly diminished from that of a fastball

  • His cut fastball tends to break bats.
Synonyms
cutter
Related terms
curveball, fastball, slider, two-seam fastball, split-finger fastball, sinker, screwball, knuckleball

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