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comebacker

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come·​back·​er | \ ˈkəm-ˌba-kər How to pronounce comebacker (audio) \

Definition of comebacker

: a grounder in baseball hit directly to the pitcher

Examples of comebacker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nick Solak then hit a comebacker to Brooks, but his throw home was uncatchable, allowing Choo to score. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Rangers score six in first, send Orioles to fourth straight loss, 9-4," 8 Sep. 2019 Bumgarner was nailed near his left triceps by a 98.3-mph comebacker off the bat of Cardinals right fielder Jose Martinez. — Jenna West, SI.com, "Madison Bumgarner Exits Game After Getting Drilled Above Left Elbow," 6 July 2019 Another Houston hit came when Springer sent a comebacker off reliever Joe Ross’ left foot in the eighth. — Howard Fendrich, The Denver Post, "Altuve, Astros show up in World Series, win Game 3 in DC," 25 Oct. 2019 Soto’s night began by getting hit by a comebacker, which deflected off his leg and into shallow left field. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Gregory Soto's rocket arm could be weapon in Detroit Tigers bullpen," 13 July 2019 Another Houston hit came when Springer sent a comebacker off reliever Joe Ross’ left foot in the eighth. — Washington Post, "Altuve, Astros show up in World Series, win Game 3 in DC 4-1," 26 Oct. 2019 In the sixth, Duffy was hit in the lower left leg by Tommy La Stella’s comebacker. — Jill Painter Lopez, The Seattle Times, "Duffy pitches Royals past Angels 5-1 for 3rd straight win," 19 May 2019 The righthander was struck by a comebacker during an appearance against the Angels on July 18 but tried to pitch through the discomfort. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros activate reliever Ryan Pressly from injured list," 9 Aug. 2019 The second-year starter fanned eight batters Wednesday and allowed just two runs but exited after 102 pitches (67 strikes) over 5 1/3 innings following a Vogelbach comebacker off his leg. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres fall in Seattle, still searching for first second-half series win," 7 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of comebacker

1954, in the meaning defined above

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11 Dec 2019

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“Comebacker.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comebacker. Accessed 14 December 2019.

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