breaking ball

noun

baseball
: a pitch that curves
The pitcher threw a breaking ball.

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The absence of a true breaking ball in Blubaugh’s arsenal worried some in Houston’s draft room. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2025 In the first inning, Buxton crushed a breaking ball left over the plate, sending it 446 feet out to left-center field. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025 Pitching machines can replicate breaking ball spin all day. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025 The other was a breaking ball that dove toward the outside corner and stayed down. Gqlshare, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for breaking ball

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“Breaking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20ball. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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