cut fastball

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nouncut fastball (plural cut fastballs)

plural cut fastballs

  1. ball gamesA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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

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APA

cut fastball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20fastball

MLA

“cut fastball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20fastball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut fastball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20fastball.

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