1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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Of his final 42 pitches, 17 were curves, sinkers or sweepers.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Holmes couldn’t throw his sweeper for strikes, which made for a tough outing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Crochet fired a first-pitch sweeper at the heart of the zone, and Jake Mangum lined it to right field.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Freeman lined a first-pitch sweeper to right to bring in Ohtani with the game-winning run.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Holmes couldn’t throw his sweeper for strikes, which made for a tough outing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Crochet fired a first-pitch sweeper at the heart of the zone, and Jake Mangum lined it to right field.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Freeman lined a first-pitch sweeper to right to bring in Ohtani with the game-winning run.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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