split-fingered fastball

A form of split-finger fastball — 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.

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Meanings

nounsplit-fingered fastball (plural split-fingered fastballs)

plural split-fingered fastballs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of split-finger fastball.
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