forkball

noun

fork·ball ˈfȯrk-ˌbȯl

: a baseball pitch in which the ball is gripped between the forked index and middle fingers

Examples of forkball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Martinez was referring to Kodai Senga of Japan and his forkball, which is nicknamed the ghost fork. —

Gary Phillips, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023

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