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breaking ball
[brey-king bawl]
noun
any pitch in which the ball deviates from a straight path as it approaches the batter.
If you’re not sure if it was a slider or a curve, just say it was a breaking ball.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of breaking ball1
Example Sentences
Catcher Logan O’Hoppe struck out looking to end the game on a breaking ball well off the strike zone.
Dustin May struggles to find consistent command with his breaking ball, and Atlanta’s Austin Riley makes him pay as the Dodgers’ seven-game winning streak ends.
But unlike their battle the previous night, this breaking ball was not off the plate, but rather knee high and over the inner half.
Servais wants Hancock to continue to develop his breaking ball, which they are trying to make more like a slider with more break.
He has good life on his low 90’s fastball, and advanced feel for locating his breaking ball and changeup.
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