split-finger fastball

noun

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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Meanings

nounsplit-finger fastball (plural split-finger fastballs)

plural split-finger fastballs · alternative split-finger · alternative splitter · alternative split-fingered fastball

  1. ball gamesA 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 快速指叉球, 指叉快速球
  • 快速指叉球baseball pitch
  • 指叉快速球baseball pitch
Esperanto fingrofenda rapidpilko, fingrofendaj rapidpilkoj
  • fingrofenda rapidpilkobaseball pitch
  • fingrofendaj rapidpilkojbaseball pitch
French balle fronde, splitter
  • balle frondebaseball pitch
  • splitterbaseball pitch
Korean 스플릿 핑거, 스플릿핑거 패스트볼
  • 스플릿 핑거 (seupeullit pinggeo)baseball pitch
  • 스플릿핑거 패스트볼 (seupeullitpinggeo paeseuteubol)baseball pitch
Polish splitter
  • splitterbaseball pitch
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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