Definition of long ball
: home run
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Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
Recent Examples of long ball from the Web
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Their middle relief is erratic at times, and there have been questions about whether the team is too reliant on the long ball.
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The enthusiasm over the chase meant that even loose suspicions about all the long balls were met quickly with qualifiers.
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Read more: Shane Greene has been prone to the long ball this season.
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Privacy - Terms One night after Wei-Yin Chen was lifted in the second inning of an 8-3 loss, Hernandez only managed to make it through three after allowing five runs, four of those produced by the long ball.
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Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy (2-6) had an uneven start, falling victim to the long ball again by allowing three homers.
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SULPHUR - Living by the long ball has been the motto for the Hahnville Tigers here at Frasch Park.
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Will Trumbo go deep off a starter who’s allowed 15 long balls this season but only one since May 31?
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Hazard would be the one to hand the blues the advantage, calmly slotting in a penalty past David de Gea in the 22nd minute after being brought down in the box by Jones when his slick touch off Cesc Fabregas' long ball set him on goal.
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First Known Use of long ball
1938
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