cut fastball
noun1
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