breaking ball

noun

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

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And the breaking ball is Dancer, right? Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Stankiewicz credited Trojans pitching coach Sean Allen for helping Edwards, known for his rising heater, improve his curveball and develop his breaking ball. Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026 In the bottom of the fourth inning with a runner on second against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night, Rushing struck out on a breaking ball out of the zone and was not pleased with himself. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 The numbers screamed for Madison Bumgarner, with the 2014 World Series championship on the line, to throw Kansas City’s Salvador Perez a breaking ball in the dirt. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 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 2 Jun. 2026.

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