split-finger fastball
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split-finger fastball
noun split-finger fastballs · split-finger · splitter · split-fingered 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. His strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball.
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noun baseball pitch
| 한국어 | 스플릿 핑거 seupeullit pinggeo, 스플릿핑거 패스트볼 seupeullitpinggeo paeseuteubol |
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| 中文 | 快速指叉球, 指叉快速球 |
| Français | balle fronde, splitter |
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title = {split-finger fastball},
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