four-seam fastball

noun

A backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers

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Meanings

nounfour-seam fastball (plural four-seam fastballs)

plural four-seam fastballs

  1. ball gamesA backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
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four-seam fastball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-seam%20fastball

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Chicago

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