cut fastball

[ kuht-fast-bawl ]

nounBaseball.
  1. a fast pitch similar to a slider but delivered with a flick of the wrist, which abbreviates, or cuts, the turn of the ball upon release: It doesn’t matter that he always tosses the same cut fastball because it’s always too filthy to hit.

Origin of cut fastball

1
First recorded in 1975–80

Words Nearby cut fastball

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