long ball

noun

: home run

Examples of long ball in a Sentence

a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls

Recent Examples on the Web

But once more Hermansen opted for a difficult long ball, which winger Kuryu Matsuki heads away. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The Rays also used the long ball throughout their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees and to clinch the pennant against the Cleveland Guardians. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The Rays led the majors with 134 bunts during the regular season, had the fewest strikeouts and were 22nd in homers, playing their brand of small-ball mixed in with some long ball provided mostly by Junior Caminero, Yandy Díaz and Jonathan Aranda. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

The Dodgers scored all 10 runs in the first three games via the long ball, which isn’t necessarily sustainable without traffic on the bases. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale