comebacker
noun
come·back·er
ˈkəm-ˌba-kər 
plural comebackers
1
baseball
: a ground ball hit directly to the pitcher
… Cormier had retired Mo Vaughn … on a weak comebacker to the mound to end the seventh.—
Gordon Edes
Gordon Edes2
golf
: a putt back to the hole after a preceding putt has rolled past it
After pitching to within 20 feet of the pin, Junior runs his first putt four feet past and then misses the comebacker.—Jaime Diaz
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After brushing back former Stanford teammate Kyle Stowers with his first pitch to him Sunday, Bubic induced a soft comebacker to the mound two pitches later, stranding runners on second and third to end the first inning.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
Darvish allowed five hits and four runs, all of which were earned despite Darvish’s throwing error after scrambling to collect a comebacker complicating matters in a two-run second.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Cease, perhaps the top rental starter on the trade market, struck out nine batters but also was struck by a comebacker and later surrendered a grand slam.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 29 July 2025
The play — and Profar’s head-scratching decision — changed the entire inning for Atlanta, as Olson grounded a comebacker to Stroman, starting a double play.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
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Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
Darvish allowed five hits and four runs, all of which were earned despite Darvish’s throwing error after scrambling to collect a comebacker complicating matters in a two-run second.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Cease, perhaps the top rental starter on the trade market, struck out nine batters but also was struck by a comebacker and later surrendered a grand slam.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 29 July 2025
The play — and Profar’s head-scratching decision — changed the entire inning for Atlanta, as Olson grounded a comebacker to Stroman, starting a double play.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
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“Comebacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comebacker. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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