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split-fingered fastball
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡəd ˈfɑːst.bɔːl/ us /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡɚd ˈfæst.bɑːl/(alsosplit-finger fastball, uk /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡə ˈfɑːst.bɔːl/ us /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡɚ ˈfæst.bɑːl/split-fingered pitch, /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡəd ˈpɪtʃ/ us /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡɚd ˈpɪtʃ/split-finger pitch, /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡə ˈpɪtʃ/ us /ˌsplɪt.fɪŋ.ɡɚ ˈpɪtʃ/)
in baseball, a hard throw in which the ball moves suddenly down as it reaches the batter(= the player who tries to hit the ball) because the pitcher(= the player who throws the ball) has held the ball with the fingers apart:
He is learning how to throw a split-fingered fastball.
He struck out the hitter with a split-fingered pitch.
He fired a split-finger fastball past Rodriguez.
His split-finger pitch is still as good as it was five years ago.
Thomas used a split-fingered fastball to dominate the opposing hitters.
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