forkball
noun
fork·ball
ˈfȯrk-ˌbȯl 
: a baseball pitch in which the ball is gripped between the forked index and middle fingers
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Armed with a sinker, splitter/forkball, curve, sweeper and cutter, Leiter Jr. also had a 4.21 ERA over 39 games before Tuesday’s game.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
Senga, 31, retired the first seven batters Sunday and faced the minimum through three innings, using a pitch mix that included a mid-90s fastball, a cutter, a sweeper, a slider and his signature forkball.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024
Right-hander Luis Severino has become the ace of the staff, but the Mets could use Senga’s hard fastball and devastating forkball.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
Only 9 pitchers met the total pitch and batted ball requirements to get a grade, and that includes the Mets’ Kodai Senga’s forkball, whose offering fits here best.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Overall, the best 2023 splitter-type pitches were two very different offerings - Senga’s soft, low-spin/movement forkball and Gausman’s hard, high-spin/vertical movement splitter.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Senga’s forkball was the best non-fastball thrown by any pitcher in 2023.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
For his first career strikeout, Senga fanned Yuli Gurriel on a forkball that caused Gurriel to flail so badly at that the bat flew out of his hands and into foul territory past third base.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Hoping to strikeout the Marlins leadoff hitter Luis Arraez, Senga threw the forkball with two strikes.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
Senga, 31, retired the first seven batters Sunday and faced the minimum through three innings, using a pitch mix that included a mid-90s fastball, a cutter, a sweeper, a slider and his signature forkball.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024
Right-hander Luis Severino has become the ace of the staff, but the Mets could use Senga’s hard fastball and devastating forkball.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
Only 9 pitchers met the total pitch and batted ball requirements to get a grade, and that includes the Mets’ Kodai Senga’s forkball, whose offering fits here best.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Overall, the best 2023 splitter-type pitches were two very different offerings - Senga’s soft, low-spin/movement forkball and Gausman’s hard, high-spin/vertical movement splitter.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Senga’s forkball was the best non-fastball thrown by any pitcher in 2023.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
For his first career strikeout, Senga fanned Yuli Gurriel on a forkball that caused Gurriel to flail so badly at that the bat flew out of his hands and into foul territory past third base.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Hoping to strikeout the Marlins leadoff hitter Luis Arraez, Senga threw the forkball with two strikes.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
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“Forkball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forkball. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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